Lenin Gani

Lenin Gani
Born United Kingdom
Other names Asif
Organization Sports Editor, BDNews24

Lenin Gani (Bengali: লেনিন গনি) (December, 1967-December 2013) was a highly respected Bangladeshi sports journalist. He was the sports editor of BDNews24.com and a senior member of the Bangladesh Sports Journalists Association.

Career

Lenin worked for a number of major Newspapers of Bangladesh and contributed immensely to the country's journalism. In 2001 Lenin won the prestigious Best Sports Report award from Dhaka Reporters Unity.

Death

In 2008 Lenin was diagnosed with a rare terminal illness Pulmonary Hypertension. He moved to the UK to receive treatment, and continued to contribute to Bangladeshi journalism in his debilitating state. On May 23, 2013 Lenin finally succumb to his condition.[1]

Family

Lenin has a wife and daughter who live in the United Kingdom.

See also

References

  1. ↑ You'll never walk alone (2013). Print. The Daily Star.

Other sources


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, December 30, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.