Monajatuddin
{{infobox person
| name=Monajatuddin
| native_name=মোনাজাতউদ্দিন
| birth_date={{birth date|1945|1|18|df=y}}[https://dailyasianage.com/news/8136/munajat-uddins-71st-birthday--celebrated Munajat Uddin's 71st birthday celebrated]
| birth_place = Keranipara, Rangpur town, Bengal Presidency, British India
| death_date={{death date and age|1995|12|29|1945|1|18|df=y}}
| death_place = Padma River, Bangladesh
| nationality=Bangladeshi
| occupation=Journalist
| alma_mater = Rangpur Carmichael College
}}
Monajatuddin (18 January 1945–29 December 1995) was a Bangladeshi investigative journalist.{{cite web|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Monajatuddin|title=Monajatuddin|publisher=Banglapedia|accessdate=June 15, 2015|author=Muhammad Maniruzzaman}} He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1997 by the Government of Bangladesh. In 1995, while investigating two boat capsizing events, he accidentally fell into the water from a ferry on the Padma River and died.
Early life and education
Monajatuddin was born in 1945 to Alimuddin and Motijannesa. He passed matriculation from Rangpur Kolashranjon School and the Intermediate Examination from Rangpur Carmichael College.
Career
Monajatuddin started his career with the Bogra Bulletin in the 1960s. He then worked for a short while with Dainik Purbadesh and Dainik Azad. He then worked for almost 20 years as a regional correspondent in Dainik Sangbad. {{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/the-minstrel-journalist-56873|title=The Minstrel Journalist|publisher=The Daily Star|date=December 26, 2014|author=Adnan R Amin}}
Works
- Shah Alam o Maziborer Kahini (1975)
- Path theke Pathe (1991)
- Kansonar Mukh o Sangbad Nepathye (1992)
- Pairaband Shekor Sangbad (1993)
Awards
- Zahur Hosen Gold Medal (1984)
- Philips Award (1993)
- Ekushey Padak (1997)