Matiur Rahman

About

Bangladeshi journalist known for editing the largest Bengali paper, the Daily Prothom Alo.

Before Fame

He started editing his first newspaper in 1970 after graduating from the University of Dhaka in 1967.

Trivia

He was a winner of the Ramon Magsaysay Award for journalism in 2005.

Family Life

He had a son and a daughter with his wife Maleka Begum.

Associated With

He started following the works of communist thinker Karl Marx while studying at the University of Dhaka.