Monajatuddin

Monajatuddin
মোনাজাতউদ্দিন
Born(1945-01-18)18 January 1945
Keranipara, Rangpur town, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died29 December 1995(1995-12-29) (aged 50)
Padma River, Bangladesh
EducationRangpur Carmichael College
OccupationJournalist

Monajatuddin (18 January 1945 – 29 December 1995) was a Bangladeshi investigative journalist.⁣ He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1997 by the Government of Bangladesh. In 1995, while investigating two boat capsizing events, he accidentally fell into the water from a ferry on the Padma River and died.

Early life and education

Monajatuddin was born in 1945 to Alimuddin and Motijannesa. He passed matriculation from Rangpur Kolashranjon School and the Intermediate Examination from Rangpur Carmichael College.

Career

Monajatuddin started his career with the Bogra Bulletin in the 1960s. He then worked for a short while with Dainik Purbadesh and Dainik Azad. He then worked for almost 20 years as a regional correspondent in Dainik Sangbad.

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References

  1. ↑ Munajat Uddin's 71st birthday celebrated
  2. 1 2 Muhammad Maniruzzaman. "Monajatuddin". Banglapedia. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Adnan R Amin (December 26, 2014). "The Minstrel Journalist". The Daily Star.