Monajatuddin's anniversary of birth today
On this day in 1945, he was born in Rangpur district.
Life of this celebrated journalist met a tragic end as he fell from a ferry in Jamuna river on December 29 in 1995. At that time, he was working at the daily Jankantha.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Moved by hardships of the distressed people, Munajatuddin left the government job and joined journalism in 1962 with a motto to depict the true stories of the underprivileged people.
He joined the daily Azad in 1966 as its northern correspondent.
After the independence, he published and edited a daily named the daily 'Rangpur' from Rangpur region.
In 1976, he joined the daily Sangbad.
He has worked at the daily Sangbad for two decades.
He received several prestigious awards, including Ekushey Padak (posthumous) and Philips Award for his contribution in the field of journalism.