Mohammad Nasiruddin

Mohammad Nasiruddin
Born November 1888
Paikardi village, Chandpur district, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died May 21, 1994(1994-05-21) (aged 105) (age 105)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality Bangladeshi

Mohammad Nasiruddin (1888 – 1994) was a Bangladeshi journalist.[1]

Career

Nasiruddin published an illustrated literary magazine called Saogat on 2 December 1918. But due to financial constraints its publication was kept suspended in 1922. Its publication was resumed in 1926 and since then it continued uninterruptedly until 1947. In 1926 he organized the Saogat Sahitya Majlis. He had published another illustrated weekly called Begum in 1946. After the India partition in 1947, he migrated to Dhaka, East Bengal, wherefrom the Saogat began to appear again regularly since 1954.[1]

In 1985, Nasiruddin served as the first chairman of the trustee board of Nazrul Institute.[2]

Awards and honors

Nasiruddin introduced the Nasiruddin Gold Medal after his name in 1976 to be awarded among the writers and journalists.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 M Nurul Quiyum. "Nasiruddin, Mohammad". Banglapedia. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
  2. ↑ Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Nazrul Institute". In Islam, Sirajul; Ahmed, Wakil. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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