Bangladeshi journalist (1934–2020)
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 Abu Naeem Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Khan Lohani was born on 26 June 1934, in the village of Khan Santala into a Bengali Muslim Khan Pathan family descended from the Lohani Pashtun tribe in the then Pabna District (now Ullahpara Upazila of Sirajganj District ).[8] [9] His father's name was Abu Yusuf Mohammad Musa Khan Lohani and his mother's name was Rokeya Khanam Lohani.[10] In 1952, he passed the secondary examination from Pabna Zilla School .[11] He completed his higher education from Govt. Edward College, Pabna .[2]
Personal life Lohani in 1960 In 1960, Lohani married his cousin Syeda Dipti Rani. 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 .[12] [13]
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