THE sudden demise of veteran journalist Sadeque Khan has grievously shocked the nation and particularly those of his friends and admirers in the media and politics. It could come at no time than this moment when the nation was in dire need of his guidance with valuable writings to overcome the tumultuous situation. Sadeque Khan left behind a colourful career — be it as a filmmaker or high profile art critic or as a young Communist leader in the then East Pakistan when he had to live most of his time in the underground. But he attracted the attention of the nation all the more over the past decades as a news analyst and columnist on political issues. His prolific writing on strategic issues covering regional and international developments equally amused readers with new insight to understand such changes.
What he thought was that information is the best harbinger for change and by educating the people a country can best take advantage of such change and also defend itself. So he used his pen and wisdom in the media and other socio-political platform to take the message of change to the people. People were his ultimate goal and he was easily accessible to all. He was always looking for big changes in the media – be it print and electronic media that will give more coverage to the people and contribute to transforming the nation to higher level of development.
On many occasions his writings would appear in several dailies in a week and his lead political story in the Holiday – the weekly that his late brother AZM Enayetullah Khan founded, would highlight the major political development of the week. In him we have really lost a great journalist and human being. We mourn his death and pray for the peace of his departed soul.
We believe Sadeque Khan will be most remembered for his love for the country and particularly his worries on threats to the country’s sovereignty and independence have always reflected in his writings. He was apprehensive about peace and stability as extremism was spreading wings in the growing political vacuum. But he fought till to his death for restoration of democracy and how to save Bangladesh from India’s hegemonic advances. He was always optimist about change for the good sooner or later.
He left behind the legacy to fight oppression, aggression and corruption and his legacy demands that the fight must continue in all fronts.
