Toab Khan Explained

Toab Khan
Birth Date:24 April 1934
Birth Place:Satkhira, Bengal Presidency, British India
Occupation:Journalist

Toab Khan (24 April 1934 – 1 October 2022)[1] [2] was a Bangladeshi journalist. He served as the Advisory Editor of the Bengali daily Janakantha.[3] He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2016 by the Government of Bangladesh.[4]

Early life and career

Toab Khan was born on 24 April 1934 in Satkhira. He started journalism in 1955. He worked for Dainik Sangbad and Dainik Pakistan. He was a press secretary to Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and later he served as a chief information officer and director general of the Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB). He was also a press secretary to President HM Ershad and President Shahabuddin Ahmed.[2] He died on 1 October 2022, at the age of 88.

Awards

Notes and References

  1. News: Veteran journalist Toab Khan passes away . TBS News.
  2. News: Toab Khan hospitalised with corona . Daily Sun . 18 November 2020.
  3. News: 'Bangladesher Joy-Porajoyer Rajniti' launched. 20 February 2004. 16 February 2016. The Daily Star.
  4. News: 16 named for Ekushey Padak. 10 February 2016. The Daily Star. 16 February 2016.
  5. News: 16 including Hayat Mahmud, Toab Khan, Shaheen Samad receive Ekushey Padak . bdnews24.com . 20 February 2016.