Noted journalist and litterateur Rahat Khan passes away
Noted journalist and litterateur Rahat Khan passed on on Friday. He died at about 8:30pm at his residence at Eskaton in Dhaka. (Inna Lillahe Wa Inna Ilaihe Rajewn). He was 80.
He had long been experiencing various old-age difficulties including diabetes, kidney ailments, and cardiovascular disease..
It really is learnt that Rahat Khan's body will be kept at BIRDEM mortuary. His namaj-e-janaza will be held at 11:00am on Saturday at the Jatiya Press Club premises. According to his final wishes, he'll be buried at Martyred Intellectuals' Graveyard at Mirpur.
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Rahat Khan.
Meanwhile, DUJ president Quddus Afrad and general secretary Sajjad Alam Khan Topu expressed their profound shock and grief at the death of Rahat Khan.
Previously July 21 last, Rahat Khan underwent treatment at the intensive care unit (ICU) of BIRDEM Hospital at Shahbagh in the administrative centre.
He was rushed to the BIRDEM Hospital after his health was deteriorated at his home. He got hurt in his waist falling from his bed inside his bedroom.
Later, his X-ray was done at the advice of physician and deep injury was within his chest. Since then he had been taking rest in the home. But, he developed breathing complication on Tuesday morning. Later, he was rushed to the BIRDEM Hospital from his residence where in fact the doctors admitted him to the ICU.
Ekushey Padak recipient Rahat Khan is definitely suffering from cardiovascular disease, kidney ailments and diabetes. He previously been staying at home because the outbreak of coronavirus. But, he previously been facing difficulties in having food.
Rahat Khan was born on 19 December 1940 in Kishoreganj district. He completed a degree in economics and philosophy at Ananda Mohan College. He earned his MA from the Department of Bangla Language and Literature at the University of Dhaka in 1961. For another eight years he taught Bangla at various colleges, including Jagannath College in Dhaka.
In 1969, Khan joined the Bangla-language daily newspaper The Daily Ittefaq as assistant editor. He spent over four decades at the paper, eventually becoming its editor. After leaving Ittefaq, he was advisory editor of Dainik Bartoman and served on the board of directors of the national news agency, Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS). In March 2016, he was appointed to a 2 1⁄2-year term as chairman of the board of BSS.
