Fazle Lohani (1928 – 30 October 1985) was born at the village Kaulia in Sirajganj District

Sirajganj District

Sirajganj is a district in Northern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rajshahi Division .It's a beautiful district town which have a long tradition and very strong cultural trend...

, Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

. He was the host of the popular TV show Jodi Kichu Mone Na Koren aired on Bangladesh Television

Bangladesh Television

Bangladesh Television , also known by the acronym BTV, is the state-owned Television network in Bangladesh. It started broadcasting as Pakistan Television in what was then East Pakistan on 25 December 1964. It was renamed Bangladesh Television after the independence in 1971. Broadcasts in full...

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Career

Lohani published a weekly, The Purbabangla from Dhaka

Dhaka

Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...

 in 1947 and The Agatya, a popular monthly magazine of literature and culture in 1949. After working as a journalist in the homeland for few years, he went to England

England

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 and worked for the BBC

BBC

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. Following his return, he pursued a career as a journalist and writer.

He penned the legendary song "Salam salam hajar salam..." sung by Abdul Jabbar

Abdul Jabbar (singer)

Abdul Jabbar is a Bangladeshi singer with contributions to Bangladesh liberation war in 1971.He is the veteran singer of Bangladesh for his patriotic songs during the independence war of 1971 and also for his playback hits before and after 1971...

 and broadcasted by Shadhin Bangla Betar Kendro in 1971.

He directed and hosted the TV program Jodi Kichu Mone Na Koren between 1977 and until his death in 1985. He also produced a film titled Pension.