Obaidul Huq

Obaidul Huq
Obaidul Huq
Born	31 October 1911; Feni, Noakhali District, Eastern Bengal and Assam, British India
Died	13 October 2007 (aged 95); Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Occupation	Journalist, columnist

Obaidul Huq (31 October 1911 – 13 October 2007) was a Bangladeshi journalist, cinematographer, playwright and writer. [1][2] He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1981 by the Government of Bangladesh.[3]

Early life and education

Huq was born to Bazlul Huq Khan and Anjuman Nessa on 31 October 1911 at Feni in Noakhali.[4] His father was a lawyer at Feni and a Member of the Bengal Provincial Legislative Assembly. Huq did his masters in philosophy and psychology in 1934 and obtained law degree in 1936 from the University of Dhaka.

Career

Huq joined the Pakistan Observer in 1951 as joint editor and after the independence of Bangladesh in 1971 he joined The Bangladesh Observer as the editor. Later, he worked as a columnist and regular contributor to different dailies.[3]

Personal life

Huq had four sons, Mashuqul Huq (Journalist), Arham Masudul Huq (Banker).[5] Anjam Maruf(eminent social worker), Sazzad Zabir (Banker); three daughters Salma Ahsan, Asma Huq and Naima Huq. Syeda Rumana Tahmin, Syeda Rumana Tasleem, Syeda Rumana Tasneem (Banker), Lt Col Syed Jamil Ahsan, Imran Asif (CEO, US Bangla), Asfia Farheen Huq Toma (Doctor), Sadia Farzana, Samia Farzana, Nafisul Huq, Rafida Maruf Choity, Fasiha Zabir (Educationist)and Shoily are among his grand children.

Filmography

Year	Film	Language	Release date	Note
1946	Dukhe Jader Jibon Gora	Bengali		Directorial debut, First film in Tollywood directed by a Bengali Muslim, credited as "Himadri Choudhury"
1964	Dui Diganta	Bengali		Last directed film

Awards

Bangla Academy Literary Award (1964)
Ekushey Padak (1981)
UNICEF Gold Medal (1983)
Abdus Salam Gold Medal
Zahur Hossain Gold Medal
Kazi Mahbubullah and Begum Zebunnessa Trust Gold Medal
Atisha Dipankar prize
Millenium Award (2002)
Hiralal Sen prize (2003)

References

"Huq, Obaidul – Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
"Origins of Bangladeshi Cinema". cineplot.com. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
"Obaidul Huq's birth anniversary today". The Daily Star. 31 October 2014.
Salam, Sheikh Abdus (2012). "Huq, Obaidul". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
"Film directors and journalists pay tribute to Obaidul Huq". The Daily Star. 2007-10-30. Retrieved 2018-09-18.