A Testament of Time, Volume I; Holiday Columns and Editorials of Enayetullah Khan 195-1975

Khan, Enayetullah

ISBN 10: 9843104315 / ISBN 13: 9789843104311

Published by Holiday Publications, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1999

About this Item

400 pages. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Decorative cover/DJ image. DJ has been slightly stuck to boards, Some scuffing where formerly attached. Signed and dated on title page. A.Z.M. Enayetullah Khan (25 May 1939 - 10 November 2005) was a journalist. He founded the newspapers Holiday and New Age. He served as a Minister from 1977 to 1978. He actively participated in the Bengali Language Movement in 1952. Later on he worked in favor of Bangladesh Liberation War. He joined Farakka Long March Committee with Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani. Khan started his journalism career in 1959. Later, he founded the Weekly Holiday in August 1965 and took over as its editor in 1966. Weekly Holiday was critical to the Ayub Khan regime in Pakistan and supported the Mass Upsurge in 1969. Later, after liberation war he was a member of the search committee to get information regarding the deceased intellectuals during Bangladesh Liberation War. He was the owner editor of Weekly Holiday, the magazine that played a strong role against the anarchy of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and published reports that described atrocities done by the Jatiyo Rakkhi Bahini. He was detained and Weekly Holiday was banned by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He served as the coordinator of Committee for Civil Liberties and Legal Aid, the organization that helped the victims of Jatiyo Rakkhi Bahini. He served as the editor of the Bangladesh Times from 1975 to 1977. Later, he served as a Minister of Bangladesh. He was the ambassador of Bangladesh in Myanmar, China, Cambodia. This is VOLUME ONE ONLY. The author produced a three-volume compilations. This volume contains the author's articles, columns, and editorials previously published in Holiday, a weekly from Dhaka from 1965 to date; chiefly on political developments in Bangladesh. Enayetullah Khan is perhaps the most quoted journalist of the country (Pakistan) in the regional and international media. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Testament of Time, Volume I; Holiday Columns and Editorials of Enayetullah Khan 195-1975
• Publisher: Holiday Publications, Dhaka, Bangladesh
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9843104315
• ISBN 13: 9789843104311
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
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