"Habibur Rahman Milon was taciturn but committed," Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu, MP, said at a memorial meeting on the deceased journalist, who was also the chairman of the Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB), reports BSS.
"His love for the motherland and humanity permeated his life and work," he added.
The information minister said that there were three challenges that journalists have to face. They are: to speak the truth; remain steadfast to one's ideal; and educate society.
Milon did all this and he had a rare quality to distinguish between the true and false. He was a symbol of dedication to the values he believed in like the Liberation War, remaining consistent to objectivity and integrity, Inu said.
"Today's society and state have a lot to learn from him," the minister felt.
Speaking on the occasion, Prime Minister's Media Adviser Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury said, "We always knew him as our leader in thought, conscience and complete freedom of the media.
Information secretary, Mortuza Ahmed, speaking on the occasion, said that under Milon's leadership the PIB had been transformed into a respectable national institution of research and training for professional journalists.
Journalist Milon was committed, says Inu
FE Team | Published: June 28, 2015 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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