Munajat Uddin's 71st birthday celebrated

The 71st birthday of the late journalist Munajat Uddin was observed on Monday. Munajat Uddin was born on January 18, 1945 at Mornea village under Gangachara upazila of Rangpur district. He was famous as 'Charan Sangbadik.' He earned reputation for his column 'Path Theke Pathe' at the Dainik Sangbad. Munajat Uddin was one of the best sons of the soil and pioneer of pro-people rural journalism giving a special dimension and importance to investigative reporting in the history of Bangladesh.  The objective and investigative reports of Munajat Uddin disclosed the worries of the suffering humanity and unmasked the criminals, corrupts, extortionists, anti-social elements and organized criminal gangs in society. Munajat met a grieving and mysterious death after falling from a ferry in the confluence of the rivers Jamuna and Brahmaputra at Kalasonar Char in Gaibandha on December 29, 1995.