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17th death anniversary of journalist Mizanur Rahman tomorrow
DHAKA, July 18, 2020 (BSS) – The 17th death anniversary of
journalist and 1952 language movement veteran Mizanur Rahman will be
observed tomorrow.
To mark the anniversary, a milad and doa mahfil will be arranged at
Gazipur press club at 11am tomorrow.
Journalist Mizanur Rahman Smriti Parishad will arrange separate
milad and doa mahfils after Asr prayers in Dhaka and Gazipur.
Rahman, a devoted and bold journalist, died of old age complications
on July 19 in 2003.
He served as commercial editor of the state-run news agency
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), chief reporter of esteemed Bangla
daily Ittefaq, and chief editor of Bangladesh Press International
(BPI).
He also served deferent positions in Bangladesh Chhatra League’s
Dhaka district unit when he was a student of Dhaka College.
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