Nationality Bangladeshi Name Obaidul Huq | Occupation Journalist, columnist Role Journalist | |
Born 31 October 1911 ( 1911-10-31 ) Feni, Noakhali District, Bengal, British India
(now Feni district, Bangladesh) Died October 13, 2007, Dhaka, Bangladesh Books Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib: A Leader with a Difference | ||
Obaidul Huq (31 October 1911 – 13 October 2007) was a Bangladeshi journalist, cinematographer, playwright and writer. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1983 by the Government of Bangladesh.
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Early life and education
Huq was born to Bazlul Huq Khan and Anjuman Nessa on 31 October 1911 at Feni, Noakhali in the south east part of Bangladesh (then British India). His father was a lawyer at Feni and a Member of the Bengal Provincial Legislative Assembly. Haling from Noakhali, Huq did his masters in philosophy and Psychology in 1934 and obtained law degree in 1936 from the University of Dhaka.
Career
Huq joined the Pakistan Observer in 1951 as joint editor and after the independence of Bangladesh in 1971 he joined The Bangladesh Observer as the editor. Later, he worked as a columnist and regular contributor to different dailies.