Abul Momen (born December 18, 1948) is a Bangladeshi journalist. He had been a resident editor of

Prothom Alo ''The Daily Prothom Alo'' ( bn, প্রথম আলো) is a daily newspaper in Bangladesh, published from Dhaka in the Bengali language. It is the largest circulated newspaper in Bangladesh. According to National Media Survey 2018, conducte ...

since 1998. He is currently the advisory editor of Dainik Suprabhat. He was awarded

Ekushey Padak Ekushey Padak ( bn, একুশে পদক; lit. "Twentyfirst Award") is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement of 1952. The award is given to recognize contribut ...

in 2017 by the

Government of Bangladesh The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার — ) is the central executive government of Bangladesh. The government was constituted by the Co ...

Background and career

Momen was born on December 18, 1948 in Chittagong district under

Satkania Upazila Satkania ( bn, সাতকানিয়া) is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. Geography Satkania has a total area of 280.99 km2. It is bounded by Chandanaish Upazila on the north, Lohagara Upazila ...

at Keochia Union. He was the son of littérateur Abul Fazal. He completed his master's from the

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

. He worked in Chittagong Art College, The Daily Star and The Daily Bhorer Kagoj. He won Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2016 in the non-fiction category.

Personal life

Momen is married to Shila Momen. Together they have one daughter and one son.

References

Living people 1948 births People from Satkania Upazila Bangladeshi journalists University of Dhaka alumni Recipients of the Ekushey Padak Recipients of Bangla Academy Award Place of birth missing (living people) {{Bangladesh-journalist-stub