A B M Musa (28 February 1931 – 9 April 2014) was a Bengali journalist.[1] He was the chief editor of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS). He was awarded Ekushey Padak for journalism in 1999 by the Government of Bangladesh.
Musa was born in Feni District in on 28 February 1931. He was educated in Chittagong Government Moslem High School, Noakhali Zila School, Comilla Victoria Government College and Choumohoni College. In Choumohoni College he first got into journalism as an editor of the College newspaper Koifoyot.[2]
Career
Musa started his career as a journalist in 1950 with the then Daily Insaf. He moved to the daily Pakistan Observer in the same year. He was a founder of Pakistan Journalists Union and elected general secretary of the then East Pakistan Journalists Union.[1]
Musa was an elected Member of Parliament (MP) from Feni constituency in 1973 as an Awami League candidate.[1]
Personal life
Musa was married to Setara Musa. They had one son Nasim Musa and three daughters namely Mariam Sultana Musa Ruma, Parveen Sultana Musa Jhuma and Dr Sharmin Musa [4]
References
^ abcd. Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 9 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
^সাংবাদিক এবিএম মূসার সংক্ষিপ্ত জীবনী. bdtoday24.com (in Bengali). 12 April 2014.
^"Musa laid to restwith love, tears". The Daily Star. 11 April 2014.
January 30, 2023
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