Rokanuzzaman Khan (known as Dadabhai; 9 April 1925 – 3 December 1999) was a Bangladeshi journalist and litterateur. 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 1998 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 Con ...

. He was the founder director of children's organization ''Kochi Kanchar Mela''.

Background

Khan's grandfather Mohammad Rawshan Ali Chowdhury was the editor of the monthly magazine ''Kohinoor''. Khan was married to

Nurjahan Begum Nurjahan Begum (4 June 1925 – 23 May 2016) was the first female journalist in Bangladesh and a trailblazer for female journalists in South Asia. Begum was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2011 by the Government of Bangladesh. She served as the editor ...

, one of the early female Bangladeshi journalists and the daughter of

Mohammad Nasiruddin Mohammad Nasiruddin (20 November 1888 – 21 May 1994) was a Bangladeshi journalist and progressive thinker. He became an important reformer of Muslim Bengal in early 20th century and provided platform for female writers. He received Ekushey Pada ...

, founder of ''

Saogat ''Saogat'', also called ''Saugat'' ( ''Presentation''), was a leading Bengali literary journal. First published in Calcutta in 1918, its editor was Mohammad Nasiruddin. Abdul Karim, a scholar, also edited the magazine, which was published on a m ...

'' and ''Begum'' magazines. His granddaughter Priota Iftekhar made a documentary film on his wife's 91st birth anniversary, titled “

– Itihaaser Kingbadanti Nari".

Career

Khan worked at the ''Daily Ittehad'' in Kolkata in 1947 and in ''Shishu Saogat'' in 1949 and the '' Millat'' in 1951. In 1955, he joined ''

The Daily Ittefaq ''The Daily Ittefaq'' ( bn, দৈনিক ইত্তেফাক, translit. ''Doinik Ittefak'') is a Bengali-language daily newspaper. Founded in 1953, it is the oldest newspaper, and one of the most circulated newspapers in Bangladesh. Thi ...

'' under the pseudonym of ''Dadabhai'' and worked until his death in 1999. Khan formed a children's organization ''Kochi Kanchar Mela'' in 1956.

Works

* Hattimatim (1962) * Khokan Khokan Dak Pari * Ajob Holeo Gujob Noy

Awards

* Bangla Academy Literary Award (1968) * Shishu Academy Award (1994) *

(1998) * Jasimuddin Gold Medal * Rotary International and the Rotary Foundation Trust's Paul Harris Fellow Award *

Independence Day Award The Independence Day Award ( bn, স্বাধীনতা পদক), also termed Independence Award ( bn, স্বাধীনতা পুরস্কার), Swadhinata Padak, and Swadhinata Puroskar, is the highest state award given by t ...

(2000)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Rokanuzzaman 1925 births 1999 deaths Bangladeshi journalists Recipients of the Ekushey Padak Recipients of the Independence Day Award Recipients of Bangla Academy Award 20th-century journalists People from Rajbari District