Abed Khan

Abed Khan (; born 16 April 1945) is a Bangladeshi journalist and columnist. He has been an influential figure in the Bangladeshi news industry in various capacities for five decades. Khan is currently editor and publisher of the Dhaka-based daily Jagaran and is the former chief executive officer and chief editor of ATN News.

Early life Abed Khan was born in the village of Rasulpur, Khulna district, Bengal Presidency, British India. Both his father and maternal grandfather were renowned journalists in British India. Khan graduated from Dhaka University by 1962, and started working as a sub-editor at daily newspaper Jehad at the age of 17. After almost a year with the Jehad, he joined the daily newspaper Sangbad. In 1972, Ittefaq began publishing Khan's "Open Secret", an investigative column dealing with corruption in Bangladesh. Ittefaq also published a series of Khan's columns entitled "Abhajoner Nibedon Iti", written under the pseudonym "Obhajan" (an ordinary man). Khan then acted as editor of the daily Jugantor from 2005 to 2006. He also worked as editor of the daily Samakal.

In January 2010, Abed Khan founded and served as editor of a new daily newspaper, Kaler Kantho, after securing a sponsorship from Bangladeshi business conglomerate Bashundhara Group. Within months, Kaler Kantho's daily circulation had exceeded 200,000 copies.

In late 2011, Abed Khan announced that he would publish and edit a new daily newspaper, Jagoran. After the death of then-chief executive officer of ATN News Mishuk Munier in 2011, Khan served as its chief executive officer and chief editor. He resigned his posts in April 2013,

After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government, the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit, along with 32 other journalists, sought information on Khan's bank accounts.