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june 1 , 1969 dhaka , bangladesh bhandaria thana , pirojpur , british india manik miah ekushey padak award 1911 manikmia.jpg tofazzal hossain manik miah
 tofazzal hossain manik miah the daily ittefaq
tofazzal hossain manik miah

tofazzal hossain manik miah -lrb- -rrb- -lrb- 1911 - june 1 , 1969 -rrb- was a bengali journalist and politician .
he was the founding editor of the ittefaq .
manik miah played a vital role during the rise of bengali nationalism in 1960s .
his editorial `` rajnoitik moncho '' or `` the political stage '' was immensely popular and influential at that time .
most of his journalists were considered leftist as manik miah followed the pattern of awami league .
according to journalist and editor of shongbad bozlur rahman , awami activists followed his editorial more than any actual decision of a meeting .
