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UNB chair Amanullah laid to rest

Published : Saturday, 14 September, 2024 at 12:00 AM  Count : 163
Amanullah Khan, founding chairman of United News of Bangladesh (UNB), was buried at Banani Graveyard in the capital on Friday.
The burial took place after his namaz-e-janaza at the Baitun Noor Jame Masjid in Uttara after Jumma prayers.

Amanullah Khan, also the chairman of Cosmos Group of Companies, breathed his last around 5pm on Thursday in the capital's United Hospital while undergoing treatment there due to old age complications.
He left behind his wife, brothers, sisters and many close relatives apart from a host of well-wishers to mourn his death.
His qulkhwani will be held on Monday, September 16 after Asr prayers at his residence in Uttara.

Khan was a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh, having qualified as a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan in 1969.

He was the founder chairman of UNB, the country's leading news agency established in 1988 with the Associated Press (AP) as its principal partner in news exchange.

Khan was also Chairman of Cosmos Printing and Publishing Limited, which publishes books and the Dhaka Courier, the oldest surviving English newsweekly of Bangladesh.

Besides his professional engagements, he was known for contributing articles to national dailies and news magazines articles on a range of issues.

He was a member of the Commonwealth Journalists Association.

He attended numerous international conferences and seminars mainly in connection with the media organized by platforms such as the Commonwealth Press Union, Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies, AsiaNet, International Press Institute and Asian Media Information and Communication Centre.

Khan was also a keen member of different advocacy groups, such as ADHUNIK (National Anti-smoking Organization) and Life Member of the Sandhani National Eye Donation Society.    —UNB



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