Manik Chandra Saha
মানিক চন্দ্র সাহা
Born1956
Died(2004-01-15)15 January 2004 (aged 48)[1]

Manik Chandra Saha (1956 – 15 January 2004) was a Bangladeshi journalist.[2][3] He was awarded Ekushey Padak, second highest civilian award of Bangladesh, in 2009 by the Government of Bangladesh.[4]

Early life

Saha was born in 1956 in Narail District, East Pakistan, Pakistan.[5]

Career

Saha became a journalist in 1984.[6] He joined the BBC Bangla service as a stringer in 1994.[6] In 2000, he was the Khulna Division correspondent of Ekushey Television.[6]

Saha was the Khulna correspondent of the Daily New Age and a stringer of BBC Bangla.[2] He was a staff correspondent of the Daily Sangbad.[6] He is a former president of Khulna Press Club.[6] He was a member of the Khulna District Bar Association.[6] He was the vice-chairman of the Khulna South Herald School.[6] He was the president of Khulna unit of Amnesty International.[7]

Death and legacy

Saha had fears about his safety and had sought safety from Bazlur Rahman, editor of Sangbad.[8] Saha attended a program of the Khulna City unit of Awami League after which he headed to the Khulna Press Club.[9] Saha was killed in an explosion after a bomb was thrown at him in front of Khulna Press Club in Khulna.[2][9] Prime Minister Khaleda Zia expressed her condolences.[10] Former Prime Minister and leader of the opposition, Sheikh Hasina, condemned his assassination.[11] His colleague, Humayun Kabir Balu, who was protesting his death was assassinated three days later by the Purbo Banglar Communist Party.[9][12] He was awarded the Ekushey Padak in 2009.[13]

On 1 December 2016, nine individuals were sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Saha.[5] Of the 14 accused in the murder case, two were acquitted and three were killed in shootouts with law enforcement agencies.[5] The family expressed dissatisfaction with the verdict as they had hoped for the death penalty and were unhappy about the financiers of the attack not being identified in court.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "More bodies condemn killing of Manik Saha". The Daily Star. January 17, 2004.
  2. 1 2 3 "Manik Saha's death anniversary". The Daily Star. January 15, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ "The pure goodness of Manik Chandra Saha". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2009-09-17. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  4. ↑ "Journalist Manik Saha remembered". New Age. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  5. 1 2 3 "9 get life for killing journo Manik Saha". The Daily Star. 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Bomb kills Khulna journalist". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  7. ↑ "Journalist Manik Saha's 18th death anniversary today". New Age. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  8. ↑ Manik, Julfikar Ali. "Security could not save his life". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  9. 1 2 3 Jahan, Nilima (2018-11-02). "Inked in blood". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  10. ↑ "PM shocked". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  11. ↑ "Hasina condemns the killing". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  12. ↑ "Khulna editor bombed to death by outlaws". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  13. ↑ "Govt to publish white paper on all journo killings: Inu". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-12-05. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  14. ↑ "Nine get life for murder of Khulna journalist Manik Saha". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
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