Toab Khan (24 April 1934 – 1 October 2022) was a Bangladeshi journalist. He served as the Advisory Editor of the

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Janakantha Daily Janakantha ( bn, দৈনিক জনকণ্ঠ ''Dainik Janakanṭha'' "Daily People's Voice") is a Bengali daily newspaper published from Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is owned by Janakantha Shilpa Paribar (GJSP). This newspaper was first pub ...

''. 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 2016 by the

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Early life and career

Toab Khan was born on 24 April 1934 in Satkhira. He started journalism in 1955. He worked for ''Dainik Sangbad'' and ''Dainik Pakistan''. He was a press secretary to Prime Minister

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ( bn, শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান; 17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), often shortened as Sheikh Mujib or Mujib and widely known as Bangabandhu (meaning ''Friend of Bengal''), was a Bengali politi ...

and later he served as a chief information officer and director general of the Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB). He was also a press secretary to President HM Ershad and President Shahabuddin Ahmed. He died on 1 October 2022, at the age of 88.

Awards

(2016) – Journalism.

References

1934 births 2022 deaths Bangladeshi journalists Recipients of the Ekushey Padak Honorary Fellows of Bangla Academy People from Satkhira District {{Bangladesh-journalist-stub