Nationality Bangladeshi Occupation Journalist Died 3 December 1999 | Other names Dadabhai Other name Dadabhai | |
Born April 9, 1925 ( 1925-04-09 ) Parents Mohammad Rawshan Ali Chowdhury | ||
Md rokanuzzaman khan
Rokanuzzaman Khan (known as Dadabhai; April 9, 1925 – December 3, 1999) was a Bangladeshi journalist and litterateur. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1998 by the Government of Bangladesh. He was the founder director of children's organization Kochi Kanchar Mela.
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Background
Khan's grandfather Mohammad Rawshan Ali Chowdhury was the editor of the monthly magazine Kohinoor. Khan was married to Nurjahan Begum, one of the early female Bangladeshi journalists and the daughter of Mohammad Nasiruddin, founder of Saogat and Begum magazines.
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 under the pseudonym of Dadabhai and worked until his death in 1999.
Khan formed a children's organization Kochi Kanchar Mela in 1956.