Kamal Lohani
কামাল লোহানী
Lohani in 2018
Director General of Shilpakala Academy
In office
20 April 2009 – 10 April 2011
Preceded byBhuiyan Shafiqul Islam[1]
Succeeded byLiaquat Ali Lucky
Personal details
Born
Abu Naeem Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Khan Lohani

(1934-06-26)26 June 1934[2]
British Raj
Died20 June 2020(2020-06-20) (aged 85)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Cause of deathCOVID-19
Resting placeSontala Central Graveyard, Sirajganj
Spouse
Dipti Rani
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(m. 1960; died 2007)​
Children3
OccupationJournalist, administrator

Kamal Lohani (26 June 1934[2] – 20 June 2020) was a Bangladeshi journalist.[3] He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2015 by the Government of Bangladesh.[4] He served as the director general of Shilpakala Academy from April 2009 until April 2011.[5][6]

Career

Lohani got his first job as a journalist in the Daily Millat in 1955.[7] He joined as a secretary at Chhayanaut, a cultural organization, in 1962. He formed a left cultural organization – Kranti in 1967.[7]

Early life

Kamal Lohani was born on 26 June 1934, in the village of Santala in the then Pabna District (now Ullahpara Upazila of Sirajganj District).[8] His father's name was Abu Yusuf Mohammad Musa Khan Lohani and his mother's name was Rokeya Khan Lohani.[9] His real name is Abu Naeem Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Khan Lohani.[2] In 1952, he passed the secondary examination from Pabna Zilla School.[10] He completed his higher education from Govt. Edward College, Pabna.[2]

Personal life

Lohani in 1960

In 1960, Lohani married Syeda Dipti Rani (d. 2007). She was his fellow political party member.[7] Together they had two daughters and a son.[7]

Death

Lohani died from COVID-19-related complications on 20 June 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.[11][12]

References

  1. ↑ "New reshuffle in admin". The Daily Star. 2008-04-01. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  2. 1 2 3 4 কামাল লোহানী আর নেই (in Bengali). June 20, 2020.
  3. ↑ Ananta Yusuf (June 19, 2015). "Kamal Lohani: A Revolutionary Life". The Daily Star. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Poet Nurul Huda among 15 named for Ekushey Padak 2015". bdnews24.com. 8 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Reception to Kamal Lohani". The Daily Star. 2009-04-20. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  6. ↑ "Lucky new DG of Shilpakala". The Daily Star. 2011-04-11. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Ananta Yusuf (June 19, 2015). "The Song of the Sea". The Daily Star. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  8. ↑ আহমেদ হুমায়ুন কবির তপু (June 19, 2015). স্কুল থেকে ভাষার মিছিলে, তারপর এগিয়ে চলা (in Bengali). The Daily Star. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  9. ↑ কামাল লোহানী: একটি অধ্যায়ের পরিসমাপ্তি (in Bengali). June 20, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Pabna Zilla School". Facebook (in Bengali). June 20, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Veteran journalist Kamal Lohani passes away". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-06-20. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  12. ↑ কামাল লোহানী আর নেই. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 20 June 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-20.


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