Aminul Huq Moni

Aminul Huq Moni

Aminul Huq Moni
Native name আমিনুল হক মনি
Born (1949-03-01)March 1, 1949
Shiliguri, Darjeeling, India
Died June 1, 2015(2015-06-01) (aged 66)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality Bangladeshi
Other names Moni
Employer Bangladesh Cricket Board, Bangla Vision, Mohammedan Sporting Club
Known for Cricket Administrator and Sports Organiser

Aminul Huq Moni (Bengali: আমিনুল হক মনি; March 1, 1949 – June 1, 2015) was a sports organiser and media executive of Bangladesh. He had made significant contributions to the development of cricket in Bangladesh and was the managing director of Bangla Vision.[1][2][3]

Early life

Moni was born to Muzaffar Ali (a Divisional Forest Officer) and Jamila Khatun (a housewife). After attaining his BSc (Hons) and MSc in physics from the University of Dhaka with First Class, Moni joined as a lecturer of theoretical physics at the same institution.[4]

During the Liberation War in 1971, Moni's family became involved in the struggle for independence with his younger brother Mozammel Huq Mukta joining the Mukti Bahini. Moni continued to help out the local freedom fighters secretly in person and at one stage barely managed to escape (with his brother-in-law Afazuddin Khan) a raid by Pakistani Army and their local collaborators at his Ram Krishna Mission Road's family residence in Tikatuli.

Career

Sports

Moni did not continue his teaching profession for long and soon became deeply involved in sports at multiple levels in the mid-1970s.[5] Moni had played cricket for local teams.[5] He started contributing to the management and organisation of various sports like cricket, football, badminton, hockey, judo, table tennis and others.[6] Being a supporter of the Mohammedan Sporting Club, he became a part of the club's management committee where he held different positions including the role of the vice-president.

Moni and his fellow sports organisers in the 1970s and 1980s modernised the sports industry of Bangladesh. He along with others translated international rules, regulations and by-laws for the local context.[5] This helped to build the foundations of Bangladesh cricket.[1]

Moni became a member of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) where he initially served as a Joint Secretary. He, with the help of a few other members of the board, started the annual Nirman School Cricket tournament.[5] Nirman School Cricket initiative was a success and had produced many star cricketers. Moni had served as the General Secretary of the Bangladesh Cricket Board during 1991–1997.[5] It is said that Moni was one of the chief architects of national team's preparation for the International Cricket Council Cup tournament in 1997, which they won to ensure a spot in the following World Cup.

As described by BCB Director Ahmed Sajjadul Alam Bobby in his memorial article in the The Daily Star, "There were a number of things that he did for Bangladesh's cricket but to me his landmark achievement was when he managed to install two Astroturfs for the Dhaka Cricket League. One was at the Abahani ground, while the other was at the Bangabandhu National Stadium."

"The sole intention behind that was that the 1997 ICC Trophy was going to be played on AstroTurf in Malaysia. So our players got two full seasons on those turfs and the result was phenomenal. We won the 1997 ICC Trophy from where our cricket never looked back. It's a legendary story now."[5]

Also echoed in the ESPN Cricinfo website, "He was the board's general secretary from 1991 to 1996 and is one of the chief planners of Bangladesh's 1997 ICC Trophy campaign which they eventually won and by virtue qualified for their first World Cup appearance in 1999."[7]

Moni was appointed as the convener of BCB's Domestic Cricket Structure Review Body in 2007.[8] He was later appointed as a Director of BCB during 2009–2012 and chaired the Local Game Development committee.[3][9]

Media

Moni was involved in sports journalism in his early days and was a member of Bangladesh Sports Journalists Association. Moni had served as the Managing Director of the Bangla Vision.

Other

Moni was in other businesses beside the media industry. His engineering and construction firm worked with global and local telecom companies like Alcatel and Banglalink to expand digital optical fibre and mobile networks in Bangladesh.

Moni was also involved in real estate development business with his youngest brother Mustaq Huq.

Death

Moni was diagnosed with cancer and other health issues towards the end of his life.[10] He remained in the ICU of United Hospital in Dhaka in the last few weeks leading to his death on June 1, 2015 (as reported by his brother-in-law Zahiruddin Ahmed).[4][11]

A large number of sports and media personalities attended his funeral in Mohammedan Sporting Club. Memorial events were organised by Bangla Vision and other organisations where Minister of Information, Hasanul Haq Inu and Minister of Planning, Mustafa Kamal along with other important personalities presented their eulogies.[2][12]

The news of Aminul Huq Moni's death was widely covered in Bangladeshi media.[11][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]

Videos

BanglaVision aired the following presentations on Moni's life (created by BanglaVision's Program Manager Tareq Akhand) following his death in June 2016.

  1. বাংলাভিশন সংবাদ | Banglavision Report | on Aminul Huq Moni Part I
  2. বাংলাভিশন সংবাদ | Banglavision Report | on Aminul Huq Moni Part II
  3. বাংলাভিশন সংবাদ | Banglavision Report | on Aminul Huq Moni Part III
  4. বাংলাভিশন সংবাদ | Banglavision Report | on Aminul Huq Moni Part IV

References

  1. 1 2 "ক্রিকেটে আমিনুল হক মনির অবদান | timenewsbd.com". timenewsbd. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  2. 1 2 "UNB - Late sports organizer Aminul Huq Moni remembered". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  3. 1 2 "Cricket's one of the best organisers passes away". bdcricteam.com. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  4. 1 2 "বাংলাভিশনের সাবেক ব্যবস্থাপনা পরিচালক মোহাম্মদ আমিনুল হক আর নেই - Daily Manab Zamin". www.mzamin.com. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "A true gentleman in all whites". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  6. ↑ "চলে গেলেন আমিনুল হক মনি". The Daily Sangram. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  7. ↑ "Former BCB general secretary dies in Dhaka". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
  8. ↑ "BCB body to review domestic cricket structure formed". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  9. ↑ "BCB condoles the passing away of Aminul Huq Moni". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  10. ↑ "Ex-BCB GS Moni fights for life - New Age". newagebd.net. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
  11. 1 2 "UNB - Sports organiser Aminul Huq Moni dies". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  12. ↑ "আমিনুল হক মনির অবদান শ্রদ্ধাভরে স্মরণ | JagoNews24.com". JagoNews24.com. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  13. ↑ "Former BCB GS 'Moni Bhai' passes away". The Independent. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  14. ↑ "Ex-BCB general secretary Aminul Huq Moni dies". News Bangladesh. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  15. ↑ "Aminul Huq Moni passes away - The Daily Observer". Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  16. ↑ "ক্রিকেট সংগঠক মনি আর নেই". প্রথম আলো. google.com. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  17. ↑ "ক্রীড়া সংগঠক আমিনুল হক মনি আর নেই". Bhorerkagoj Online. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  18. ↑ "আমিনুল হক মনির মৃত্যুতে ক্রীড়াঙ্গনে শোক || The Daily Janakantha". Daily Janakantha. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  19. ↑ "মৃত্যুর সাথে লড়ছেন বিসিবি প্রাক্তন সাধারন সম্পাদক আমিনুল হক মনি | Kiron's Sports Desk". kironsportsdesk.com. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
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