Aftab Ahmed | |
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আফতাব আহমেদ | |
Born | 1934/1935 |
Died | |
Resting place | Mirpur, 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]
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]
Ahmed was married to Momtaz begum (died 29 June 2010). They had one son Monowar Ahmed and one daughter Afroz Ahmed. [3]
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]