Sadek Khan (21 June 1933 – 16 May 2016) was a Bangladeshi journalist, columnist and filmmaker. In 2002, he was awarded

Ekushey Padak Ekushey Padak ( bn, একুশে পদক; lit. "Twentyfirst Award") is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement of 1952. The award is given to recognize contribut ...

by the

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Background

Khan was the eldest son of justice

Abdul Jabbar Khan Justice Abdul Jabbar Khan (30 June 1902 – 23 April 1984) was the 6th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan. He was preceded by Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry. Early life He was born on 1 January 1902 in Baher char, Barisal. He graduated ...

, former speaker of the then

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and former president of East Pakistan Muslim League. His ancestors were from Baherchar-Khudrakathi village,

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. His siblings include former government minister and politician Selima Rahman, poet

Abu Zafar Obaidullah Abu Zafar Obaidullah (1934–2001) was a Bangladeshi poet. Two of his long poems, ''Aami-Kingbodontir-Kathaa Bolchi'' and ''Bristi O Shahosi Purush-er Jonyo Pranthona'', have become famous since their first publication in the late 1970s. Li ...

, journalist and government minister

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, government minister

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, Architect Sultan M. Khan, Alan Khan, a photographer in Sydney, and ''

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'' news publisher Shahidullah Khan Badal.

Career

Khan was a Language Movement activist in 1952 and a freedom fighter of

Bangladesh Liberation War The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali ...

in 1971. He worked as a sub-editor in the '' Daily Sangbad'' during 1955–1957. He served as contributing editor in the ''

Weekly Holiday ''Holiday'' is an independent English-language newsweekly published on Fridays in Bangladesh. Founded by the late eminent journalist Enayetullah Khan in 1965, it was one of the most influential newspapers in East Pakistan and was known for its out ...

''. He served as the chairman of the Press Institute of Bangladesh. He spoke against forming a war crimes tribunal in Bangladesh in November 2007. Khan worked in the film industry. He directed and produced the film ''Nadi O Nari'' (''The River and the Women'', 1965). Film critic

Ahmed Muztaba Zamal Ahmed Muztaba Zamal is a Bangladeshi film critic. He is editor of ''Celluloid'', a quarterly film magazine, and is director of the Dhaka International Film Festival. Biography Zamal first attended a film festival, the Munich Film Festival, in 1991 ...

, when asked by ''

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'' in 2000 to select the top ten films from Bangladesh, named ''Nadi O Nari'', made when the country was still East Pakistan, as one of the top twelve. He also directed the 1965 Urdu film ''Kaise Kahun''. Khan acted in the Urdu film ''Duur Hay Shukh Ki Gaon'' directed by

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and the 1964 Bengali film ''Raja Elo Shohore'' directed by Mohiuddin.

Personal life

Khan was married to Anjuman Chowdhury Khan. Together they had a son Kishon Khan.

References

1933 births 2016 deaths Bangladeshi journalists Bangladeshi columnists Bengali language movement activists Recipients of the Ekushey Padak {{Bangladesh-journalist-stub