Native name আফতাব আহমেদ Awards Ekushey Padak (2006) Resting place Azimpur Graveyard Name Aftab Ahmed | Nationality Bangladeshi Role Photojournalist Occupation Photojournalist Employer The Daily Ittefaq | |
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Born 1934/1935 Mohipur Village, Rangpur District, Bengal, British India (now Bangladesh) Died December 25, 2013, Dhaka, Bangladesh | ||
Aftab Ahmed (c. 1934 – 25 December 2013) was a Bangladeshi photojournalist. He served as chief photographer of Bengali newspaper The Daily Ittefaq. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2006 by the Government of Bangladesh.
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Career
Ahmed started his career as photojournalist in The Daily Ittefaq in 1962. He took photographs during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971.
Personal life
Ahmed was married to Momtaz begum (died 29 June 2010). They had one son Monowar Ahmed and one daughter Afroz Ahmed.
Death
On 24 December 2013 Ahmed was found dead at his house in West Rampura region in Dhaka. According to the police, his hands and legs were tied up and a gag was wrapped around his mouth when his body was found. Dhaka Medical College morgue concluded his death was caused by strangulation in the post-mortem report. On 27 March 2017, 5 people were sentenced to death for his murder.