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Revision as of 18:45, 13 November 2007 by Iridescent (talk | contribs) (Typo fixing & cleanup , typos fixed: influencial → influential using AWB)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Tofazzal Hossain Manik Miah (Template:Lang-bn) was a Bengali journalist. He was the founding editor of The Ittefaq.
Manik Miah played a vital role during the rise of Bengali nationalism in 1960s. His editorial “Moncho” or “The stage” was immensely popular and influential at that time.
Most of his journalists were considered leftist as Manik Miah followed hte pattern of Awami League. According to journalist and editor of Shongbad Bozlur Rahman, Awami activists followed his editorial more than any actual decision of a meeting.
Early life
Manik Miah was born in Bhandaria Thana of Pirojpur in 1911. He passed his Entrance Examination from Pirojpur High School and received his B. A. degree from Barisal Brajamohan College. He started working under Sub-divisional officer of Pirojpur as an assistant. Subsequently he became Barisal’s district public relation officer.