Tofazzal Hossain Manik Miah | |
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তফাজ্জল হোসেন মানিক মিয়া توفضل حسین مانک میاں | |
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| Born | c. 1911 Bhandaria Thana, Pirojpur, Barishal, British India |
| Died | 1 June 1969 (aged 57–58) |
| Burial place | Azimpur Graveyard, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Other names | Musafir |
| Occupation | Editor for The Daily Ittefaq |
| Children | Mainul Hosein Anwar Hossain Manju |
| Awards | Ekushey Padak |
Tofazzal Hossain, popularly known as Manik Miah (c. 1911 – 1 June 1969), was a Pakistani Bengali journalist and politician.[1] He served as the founding editor of The Daily Ittefaq.[2] He wrote the editorial Rajnoitik Moncho ("The Political Stage"). Most of his newspaper's journalists were considered leftist, as Miah followed the pattern of Awami League. According to journalist and editor of Shongbad Bozlur Rahman, Awami activists followed his editorial more than any actual decision of a meeting.[3] He was a close associate of the founder of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[4][5]
Miah wrote his political columns in Bengali. He was equally prolific in his English renderings. Miah, who was popularly known for his powerful political column in The Daily Ittefaq (founded by Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani and Yar Mohammad Khan) under the pen-name 'Musafir', dedicated his entire life for the cause of emancipation of the people in the then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and establishing the democracy.[6][7] Yar Mohammad Khan invited Miah, who was working at that time as a journalist, at Calcutta and made him the editor of The Daily Ittefaq.
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- ^ "Follow ideologies of Manik Miah". The Daily Star. 2006-07-02. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
- ^ Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Hossain, Tofazzal". In Islam, Sirajul; Rahman, Md (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ "Letter to Manik Miah". The Daily Star. 2020-03-17. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
- ^ "Legacy of Manik Miah in today's Bangladesh". New Age. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
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