The fourth death anniversary of Ekushey Padak winning renowned journalist Kamal Lohani will be observed on Thursday.
He died at a city hospital in 2020 at the age of 86.
Marking the death anniversary, Udichi Shilpigosthi will organise a memorial meeting at Udichi Chatter on Topkhana Road in the capital Dhaka at 6:30pm today.
Lohani served as the head of the news department of Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra during the Liberation War.
He was well known as Kamal Lohani, but his official name was Abu Nayeem Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Khan Lohani.
He was born at Khan Sotala village of Ullapara upazila in Sirajganj on June 26 in 1934.
His father鈥檚 name was Abu Yousuf Mohammad Musa Khan and mother鈥檚 name was Rokeya Khan Lohani.
Kamal Lohani started his career as journalist through the daily Millat. Then he worked for the daily Azad, Sangbad, Purba Desh and Dainik Barta. He was the president of the Dhaka Union of Journalists.
Lohani was also president of Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigosthi, the largest anti-communal, progressive and voluntary organisation of Bangladesh, and general secretary of Chhayanaut Sangeet Vidyatan.
He was also the director general of Shilpakala Academy for two times.
He was awarded the prestigious Ekushey Padak for his contribution to journalism in 2015.