1956
Manik Chandra Saha (1956 – died 15 January 2004) was a Bangladeshi journalist.[1][2] He was awarded Ekushey Padak, second highest civilian award of Bangladesh, in 2009 by the Government of Bangladesh.[3]
Early life
Saha was born in 1956 in Narail District, East Pakistan, Pakistan.[4]
Career
Saha became a journalist in 1984.[5] He joined the BBC Bangla service as a stringer in 1994.[5] In 2000, he was the Khulna Division correspondent of Ekushey Television.[5]
Saha was the Khulna correspondent of the Daily New Age and a stringer of BBC Bangla.[1] He was a staff correspondent of the Daily Sangbad.[5] He is a former president of Khulna Press Club.[5] He was a member of the Khulna District Bar Association.[5] He was the Vice-Chairman of the Khulna South Herald School.[5] He was the president of Khulna unit of Amnesty International.[6]
Death and legacy
Saha had fears about his safety and had sought safety from Bazlur Rahman, editor of Sangbad.[7] Saha attended a program of the Khulna City unit of Awami League after which he headed to the Khulna Press Club.[8] Saha was killed in an explosion after a bomb was thrown at him in front of Khulna Press Club in Khulna.[1][8] Prime Minister Khaleda Zia expressed her condolences.[9] Former Prime Minister and leader of the opposition, Sheikh Hasina, condemned his assassination.[10] His colleague, Humayun Kabir Balu, who was protesting his death was assassinated three days later by the Purbo Banglar Communist Party.[8][11] He was awarded the Ekushey Padak in 2009.[12]
On 1 December 2016, nine individuals were sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Saha.[4] Of the 14 accused in the murder case, two were acquitted and three were killed in shootouts with law enforcement agencies.[4] 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.[13]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Manik Saha's death anniversary(January 15, 2022).
- ↑ The pure goodness of Manik Chandra Saha, Archive, No. Committee to Protect Journalists(2009-09-17). Retrieved 2022-12-05.
- ↑ Journalist Manik Saha remembered. New Age | The Most Popular Outspoken English Daily in Bangladesh. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 9 get life for killing journo Manik Saha, Correspondent, A.. The Daily Star(2016-12-01). Retrieved 2022-12-05.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Bomb kills Khulna journalist. The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
- ↑ Journalist Manik Saha’s 18th death anniversary today. New Age. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
- ↑ Security could not save his life, Manik, Julfikar Ali. The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Inked in blood, Jahan, Nilima. The Daily Star(2018-11-02). Retrieved 2022-12-05.
- ↑ PM shocked. The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
- ↑ Hasina condemns the killing. The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
- ↑ Khulna editor bombed to death by outlaws. The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
- ↑ Govt to publish white paper on all journo killings: Inu. Govt to publish white paper on all journo killings: Inu | theindependentbd.com. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
- ↑ Nine get life for murder of Khulna journalist Manik Saha, Correspondent, Khulna. bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-12-05.