Khoda Box Mridha Explained

Khoda Box Mridha
Native Name:খোদা বক্স মৃধা
Native Name Lang:bn
Birth Date:22 January 1945
Birth Place:Hethemkhan, Rajshahi District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Death Place:Hethemkhan, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Alma Mater:University of Rajshahi
Occupation:sports commentator, college professor
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Education:MA (political science)

Khoda Box Mridha (22 January 1945 – 30 March 2010) was a Bangladeshi sports commentator, player, and sports organizer.[1]

Early life and education

Mridha passed his matriculation examination from Rajshahi Muslim Higher Secondary School in 1961 and the intermediate examination in 1963 from Rajshahi College. He completed his bachelor's and master's from University of Rajshahi in political science.[1]

Career

Mridha started his career in 1968 as a lecturer in the Department of Political Science at Murari Chand College. He then worked as a teacher in Rajshahi New Government Degree College, Rajshahi Government Women College, Rajshahi Government City College, and Rajshahi Government College. He retired from the teaching profession in 2003.[1]

Mridha served as an executive member of Bangladesh Cricket Board.

In 1972, he made his debut as a commentator at a friendly match between Kolkata East Bengal and Rajshahi District Football team.

Death

Mridha had been suffering from typhoid followed by pneumonia before his death on 30 March 2010 in Rajshahi.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Islam, Sirajul . 2012 . Mridha, Khoda Box. http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Mridha,_Khoda_Box . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Sultana . Sara. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. News: Khoda Baksh no more . The Daily Star . 31 March 2010 . 19 August 2016.