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Native name
  
মোনাজাতউদ্দিন

Nationality
  
Bangladeshi

Name
  
Monajatuddin Monajatuddin

Occupation
  
Journalist


Born
  
1945
Keranipara, Rangpur town, Bengal Presidency, British India

Died
  
29 December 1995(1995-12-29) Padma River, Bangladesh

Alma mater
  
Rangpur Carmichael College

Monajatuddin (c. 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 Padma River and died.

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Early life and education

Monajatuddin was born in 1945 to Alimuddin and Motijannesa. He passed matriculation from Rangpur Kolashranjon School and 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 yers as a regional correspondent in Dainik Sangbad.

Works

  • Shah Alam o Maziborer Kahini (1975)
  • Path theke Pathe (1991)
  • Kansonar Mukh o Sangbad Nepathye (1992)
  • Pairaband Shekor Sangbad (1993)

    • Awards

  • Zahur Hosen Gold Medal (1984)
  • Philips Award (1993)
  • Ekushey Padak (1997)

    • References

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