A.Z.M. Enayetullah Khan
| A.Z.M. Enayetullah Khan | |
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| Born |
25 May 1939 Chouddagram, Comilla District, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Bangladesh) |
| Died | 10 November 2005 (aged 66) Canada |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation | Journalism |
| Known for | Journalist, Former Minister, High Commissioner |
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| Awards | Ekushey Padak (2004) |
A.Z.M. Enayetullah Khan (25 May 1939 – 10 November 2005) was a veteran journalist, former minister of Bangladesh. He founded the weekly newspaper Holiday and the daily newspaper New Age. He served as the Minister from 1977 to 1978.
Md. Shaheduzzaman had remarked him as one of the best political writers in South-East Asia.
He was president of the Jatiya Press Club and the Dhaka Club.
Enayetullah Khan was born in Chouddagram, Comilla District, Bangladesh, the third son of the late Justice Abdul Jabbar Khan, a former speaker of the Pakistan National Assembly. Enayetullah Khan was nicknamed as Mintu.
His siblings include journalist and columnist Sadek Khan, poet Abu Zafar Obaidullah, former minister Selima Rahman, political leader Rashed Khan Menon MP, Sydney event photographer Allen Khan and the publisher of New Age, Shahidullah Khan Badal.
Enayetullah Khan was a student of Anand Mohan College. He served as the General Secretary of Student's Union of his college. Then he got admitted in University of Dhaka, completed his graduation and attained master's degree in philosophy. While studying in University of Dhaka, he was involved in student politics on behalf of Student's Union and served as the Vice-President of Shahidullah Hall section.
He actively participated in the Bengali Language Movement in 1952. Later on he worked in favour of Bangladesh Liberation War. He joined Farakka Long March Committee with Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani.
Enayetullah Khan started his journalism career in 1959 as a cub reporter with the then Pakistan Observer. Later, he founded the Weekly Holiday in August 1965 and took over as its editor in 1966. Weekly Holiday was critical to the Ayub Khan regime in Pakistan and supported the Mass Upsurge in 1969.
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