Abul Momen

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Abul Momen
Born (1948-12-18) December 18, 1948 (age 75)
EducationMA
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
OccupationJournalist
SpouseShila Momen
Parent
AwardsEkushey Padak
Bangla Academy Literary Award

Abul Momen (born December 18, 1948)[1] is a Bangladeshi journalist. He had been a resident editor of Prothom Alo since 1998. He is currently the advisory editor of Dainik Suprabhat.[2][3] He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2017 by the Government of Bangladesh.[4]

Background and career[edit]

Momen was born on December 18, 1948, in Chittagong district under Satkania Upazila at Keochia Union.[5] He was the son of littérateur Abul Fazal.[3] He completed his master's from the University of Dhaka.[1] He worked in Chittagong Art College, The Daily Star and The Daily Bhorer Kagoj.[1] He was professor of University of Chittagong He won Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2016 in the non-fiction category.[6]

Personal life[edit]

Momen is married to Shila Momen. Together they have one daughter and one son.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Rafi Hossain and Zahidul Naim Zakaria (March 1, 2008). "Fulki: For Better Learning". The Daily Star.
  2. ^ "Suprabhat Paribar". esuprobhat.com (in Bengali). Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "BFUJ greets Abul Momen for attaining Bangla Academy Award". Daily New Nation. February 1, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  4. ^ "17 named for Ekushey Padak 2017". The Daily Star. February 12, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  5. ^ আবুল মোমেন. prothoma.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "11 honoured with Bangla Academy awards". The Daily Star. January 28, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2017.