Aftab Ahmed (photojournalist)

Aftab Ahmed (c. 1934 – 25 December 2013) was a Bangladeshi photojournalist. He served as chief photographer of Bengali newspaper The Daily Ittefaq.[1] He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2006 by the Government of Bangladesh.[2]

This article is about Bangladeshi photojournalist Aftab Ahmed. For other persons, see Aftab Ahmed.
Aftab Ahmed
আফতাব আহমেদ
Born1934/1935
Mohipur Village, Rangpur District, Bengal, British India (now Bangladesh)
Died(2013-12-25)December 25, 2013 (aged 79)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Resting placeMirpur, Graveyard
NationalityBangladeshi
OccupationPhotojournalist
EmployerThe Daily Ittefaq
AwardsEkushey Padak (2006)

Career

Ahmed started his career as photojournalist in The Daily Ittefaq in 1962.[2] He took photographs during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971.[2]

Personal life

Ahmed was married to Momtaz begum (died 29 June 2010). They had one son Monowar Ahmed and one daughter Afroz Ahmed.[3]

Death

On 24 December 2013 Ahmed was found dead at his house in West Rampura region in Dhaka. According to the police, his hands and legs were tied up and a gag was wrapped around his mouth when his body was found. Dhaka Medical College morgue concluded his death was caused by strangulation in the post-mortem report.[2] On 27 March 2017, 5 people were sentenced to death for his murder.[4]

References
  1. "Ekushey Padak winning lensman killed". The Daily Star. December 25, 2013.
  2. "Photojournalist Aftab Ahmed murdered". The Daily Star. December 26, 2013.
  3. Kailash Sarkar (December 26, 2013). "Mysterious murder of veteran lensman Aftab". Dhaka Tribune.
  4. "5 to die for killing photojournalist Aftab Ahmed | Dhaka Tribune". Dhaka Tribune. 2017-03-28. Retrieved 2017-03-28.


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