Aftab Ahmed (photojournalist)

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Aftab Ahmed
Native name আফতাব আহমেদ
Born 1934/1935
Mohipur Village, Rangpur District, Bengal, British India (now Bangladesh)
Died December 25, 2013(2013-12-25) (aged 79)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Resting place Azimpur Graveyard
Nationality Bangladeshi
Occupation Photojournalist
Employer The Daily Ittefaq
Awards Ekushey Padak (2006)

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]

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]

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