Dhaka, June 1 -- Tofazzal Hossain Manik Miah was born in 1911 in the village of Bhandaria in the Pirojpur district. His father's name was Moslem Uddin Miah. His mother passed away during his childhood. Manik Miah began his education at PurboBhandaria Model Primary School.
After studying there for a while, he was enrolled at Bhandaria High School, where he studied up to the eighth grade. He then moved to Pirojpur Government High School and passed his matriculation from there with distinction. In 1935, he obtained his B.A.
degree with distinction from Barisal BM College. During this time, he came into contact with Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, a prominent Muslim League leader. At Suhrawardy's request, he left his job and joined the Public Rela...