Ekushey Padak winner veteran journalist Toab Khan has died in a hospital in capital on Saturday noon.
He was 87 years old.
The veteran journalist was admitted to United Hospital in the capital when he fell ill due to old age complications.
Toab Khan was the editor of Dainik Bangla. Before that, he served as the advisory editor of Dainik Janakantha till October last year.
He received the Ekushey Padak in 2016, started his journalism career in 1953 through the weekly Janata. Joined Dainik Songbad in 1955. In 1961, he became news editor of Dainik Songbad.
Then he joined Dainik Pakistan in 1964. Toab Khan was the first editor of Dainik Bangla, which changed from Dainik Pakistan after the independence of the country. On January 14, 1972, he took over as editor of Dainik Bangla.
From 1973 to 1975, he was the press secretary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He also played the role of sound soldier at Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra during the liberation war.
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