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{{infobox person
| name = Manik Chandra Saha
| native_name = মানিক চন্দ্র সাহা
| native_name_lang = bn
| birth_date = 1956
| death_date = {{death date|2004|1|15|df=y}} (aged 48)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/01/17/d40117100161.htm|title=More bodies condemn killing of Manik Saha|date=January 17, 2004|publisher=The Daily Star}}</ref>
}}
'''Manik Chandra Saha''' (1956 – died 15 January 2004) was a Bangladeshi journalist.<ref name=anni>{{cite news|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=170082|title=Manik Saha's death anniversary|publisher=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]|accessdate=June 2, 2015|date=January 15, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Archive |first=No |date=2009-09-17 |title=The pure goodness of Manik Chandra Saha |url=https://cpj.org/2009/09/the-pure-goodness-of-manik-chandra-saha/ |access-date=2022-12-05 |website=Committee to Protect Journalists |language=en-US}}</ref> He was awarded [[Ekushey Padak]], second highest civilian award of Bangladesh, in 2009 by the Government of Bangladesh.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Journalist Manik Saha remembered |url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/160086/journalist-manik-saha-remembered |access-date=2022-12-05 |website=New Age {{!}} The Most Popular Outspoken English Daily in Bangladesh |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Saha was born in 1956 in [[Narail District]], [[East Pakistan]], [[Pakistan]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Correspondent |first=A. |last2=Khulna |date=2016-12-01 |title=9 get life for killing journo Manik Saha |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/9-get-life-killing-journo-manik-saha-1323334 |access-date=2022-12-05 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==

Saha became a journalist in 1984.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Bomb kills Khulna journalist |url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/01/16/d4011601011.htm |access-date=2022-12-05 |website=The Daily Star}}</ref> He joined the BBC Bangla service as a stringer in 1994.<ref name=":1" /> In 2000, he was the Khulna Division correspondent of [[Ekushey Television]].<ref name=":1" />

Saha was the Khulna correspondent of the [[New Age (Bangladesh)|Daily New Age]] and a stringer of [[BBC Bangla]].<ref name="anni" /> He was a staff correspondent of the Daily Sangbad.<ref name=":1" /> He is a former president of Khulna Press Club.<ref name=":1" /> He was a member of the Khulna District Bar Association.<ref name=":1" /> He was the Vice-Chairman of the Khulna South Herald School.<ref name=":1" /> He was the president of Khulna unit of [[Amnesty International]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Journalist Manik Saha’s 18th death anniversary today |url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/160003/journalist-manik-sahas-18th-death-anniversary-today |access-date=2022-12-05 |website=New Age |language=en}}</ref>

== Death and legacy ==

Saha had fears about his safety and had sought safety from [[Bazlur Rahman (journalist)|Bazlur Rahman]], editor of [[The Sangbad|Sangbad]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Manik |first=Julfikar Ali |title=Security could not save his life |url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/01/16/d4011601022.htm |access-date=2022-12-05 |website=The Daily Star}}</ref> Saha attended a program of the [[Khulna|Khulna City]] unit of [[Awami League]] after which he headed to the Khulna Press Club.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Jahan |first=Nilima |date=2018-11-02 |title=Inked in blood |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/star-weekend/spotlight/news/inked-blood-1654915 |access-date=2022-12-05 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> Saha was killed in an explosion after a bomb was thrown at him in front of Khulna Press Club in [[Khulna]].<ref name="anni" /><ref name=":2" /> Prime Minister Khaleda Zia expressed her condolences.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PM shocked |url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/01/16/d4011601088.htm |access-date=2022-12-05 |website=The Daily Star}}</ref> Former Prime Minister and leader of the opposition, Sheikh Hasina, condemned his assassination.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hasina condemns the killing |url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/01/16/d4011601099.htm |access-date=2022-12-05 |website=The Daily Star}}</ref> His colleague, [[Humayun Kabir Balu]], who was protesting his death was assassinated three days later by the [[Purbo Banglar Communist Party]].<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Khulna editor bombed to death by outlaws |url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/06/28/d4062801011.htm |access-date=2022-12-05 |website=The Daily Star}}</ref> He was awarded the [[Ekushey Padak]] in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Govt to publish white paper on all journo killings: Inu |url=https://www.theindependentbd.com/arcprint/details/30469/2016-01-16 |access-date=2022-12-05 |website=Govt to publish white paper on all journo killings: Inu {{!}} theindependentbd.com}}</ref>

On 1 December 2016, nine individuals were sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Saha.<ref name=":0" /> Of the 14 accused in the murder case, two were acquitted and three were killed in shootouts with law enforcement agencies.<ref name=":0" /> The family expressed dissatisfaction with the verdict as they had hoped for the death penalty and were unhappy about the financiers of the attack not being identified in court.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Correspondent |first=Khulna |title=Nine get life for murder of Khulna journalist Manik Saha |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/9-get-life-for-murder-of-khulna-journalist-manik-saha |access-date=2022-12-05 |website=bdnews24.com |language=en}}</ref>

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[[Category:Recipients of the Ekushey Padak]]
[[Category:Journalists killed in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Assassinated Bangladeshi journalists]]
[[Category:Deaths by explosive device]]
[[Category:1956 births]]
[[Category:People from Narail District]]

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