AKM Shahidul Haque (journalist)

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AKM Shahidul Haque
NationalityBangladeshi
OccupationJournalist
Awards Ekushey Padak

AKM Shahidul Haque was a Bangladeshi journalist who served as the editor of now defunct The Bangladesh Times . [1] He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1989 by the Government of Bangladesh. [2]

Personal life

Haque was married to Kazi Shamsun Nahar (d. 2017), a short-story writer. [3] Together they had a son, Shahriar Shahid (d. 2018), who served as the managing director of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. [4]

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References

  1. "BSS managing editor Shahriar Shahid passes away". Prothom Alo. 2018-11-17. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  2. একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ [Ekushey Padak winners list] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  3. "Journo Shahidul Huq's wife Shamsun Nahar passes away". Bangla Times. 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  4. "Journalist Shahriar Shahid passes away". The Asian Age. 2018-11-18. Retrieved 2019-02-01.