Obituary
President mourns death of ex-state minister Abdul Hye
President Mohammed Shahabuddin has expressed profound shock at the death of Freedom fighter and former state minister for Fisheries and Livestock Abdul Hye.
In a condolence message on Saturday, the President said that people will forever remember the veteran politician’s contributions to local politics.
Abdul Hye, former lawmaker elected from Jhenaidah-1 constituency, was a close aide of Bangabandhu and loyal soldier of Awami League, the president said in the condolence message.
The president prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family members.
Jhenaidah-1 MP Abdul Hyee passes away
Abdul Hyee, Jhenaidah-1 constituency MP and president of the district Awami League, has died. He was 78.
He breathed his last at 7:00 am (local time) on Saturday at the Bumrungrad Hospital in Thailand. His personal assistant Shahidul Islam confirmed his death from Thailand.
Hyee, also a former state minister, left behind wife, one daughter, and two sons to mourn his death.
Eminent Rabindra Sangeet artiste Sadi Mohammad no more
Abdul Hyee was born in Mohammadpur village of Shailkupa upazila. He was the youngest of the three sons and two daughters of his parents.
He was elected MP from Jhenaidah-1 in the 2001 elections.
In 2001, he was elected the convener of the Jhenaidah district Awami League. In 2005, Abdul Hyee became president of the Jhenaidah district Awami League. In the ninth national parliamentary election held in 2008, he was re-elected with AL ticket.
He served as the state minister for Fisheries and Livestock from 2012–2014. In the 12th national elections, he was again elected MP as the Awami League candidate.
DCAB mourns death of PM's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim
In 2022, he was elected the president of the Jhenaidah district Awami League for the third time at the district Awami League conference. In the latest national election, he won again as Awami League candidate.
Eminent Rabindra Sangeet artiste Sadi Mohammad no more
Eminent Rabindra Sangeet artiste Sadi Mohammad passed away on Wednesday evening. He was 69.
His brother, renowned dancer Shibli Mohammad and family friend, dancer Shamim Ara Neepa, confirmed the news of his passing to the media.
FM mourns death of PM's press secretary Ihasanul Karim
The reason behind his sudden demise is still unknown.
His body is currently being kept at Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital's morgue.
DCAB mourns death of PM's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim
One of the foremost Rabindra Sangeet exponents in the country, Sadi Mohammad completed his bachelor's and master's in Rabindra Sangeet from Visva-Bharati University, India.
He debuted as a composer in 2007 with the album “Amakey Khujey Pabey Bhorer Shishirey.” In addition, he published the albums “Shraban Akash” in 2009 and “Sarthak Janam Amar” in 2012.
During the Liberation War, the anti-independence forces assassinated his father Salimullah.
Former president of Khulna Press Club AK Hiru no more
Salimullah Road in the capital’s Mohammadpur, is named after his father.
His death has cast a grim shadow in the country’s cultural sphere.
FM mourns death of PM's press secretary Ihasanul Karim
Foreign Minister and Joint General Secretary of Awami League Hasan Mahmud has expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Prime Minister's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim.
In a condolence message, the Foreign Minister prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family.
PM's press secretary passes away; she expresses shock, sorrow
In his condolence message, he recalled Ihsanul Karim's long responsible career.
Ihasanul Karim breathed his last at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital around 8pm on Sunday.
His namaj-e-janaza will be held at the National Press Club at 11am on Monday where he will be given guard of honour. Later, he will be buried at Banani graveyard after Zohr prayers.
DCAB mourns death of PM's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim
Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) has expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Prime Minister's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim.
In a message, DCAB President Nurul Islam Hasib and General Secretary Ashiqur Rahman Apu also prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family.
PM's press secretary passes away; she expresses shock, sorrow
Dhaka, Mar 10 (UNB): Ihasanul Karim, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's press secretary, passed away on Sunday, breathing his last at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital around 8pm.
PM's Deputy Press Secretary MM Emrul Kayes confirmed the death.
The prime minister expressed profound shock and sorrow at the demise of her press secretary.
In a message of condolence, she prayed for peace for the departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family.
In the message, Sheikh Hasina said that as the Prime Minister's press secretary, the valiant freedom fighter performed his duties with utmost honesty, efficiency and devotion.
In his long journalistic career, Sheikh Hasina said Ihsanul Karim held many important responsibilities including Press Secretary to the President and Managing Director of the BSS.
“At his death, country's media lost a dear colleague and I lost a trusted official,” she said.
Ihsanul Karim left behind his wife, a daughter, a son, a host of relatives, colleagues and admirers to mourn his death.
According to the initial plan, his namaj-e-janaza will be held at the National Press Club at 11am where he will be given guard of honour. Later, he will be buried at Banani graveyard after Zohr prayers.
Born in 1951 to a respectable Muslim family in Kushtia district, Ihsanul Karim obtained his master's degree in economics from Dhaka University and Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism from the same university.
Karim joined the Liberation War in 1971 and fought in the western frontier as a member of the Bangladesh Liberation Force (BLF).
On June 15, 2015, he was appointed as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s press secretary.
Prior to his appointment in the Prime Minister's Office, Karim served as the press secretary to the President.
He also served as the chief editor and managing director of national news agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), where he made his debut in the career as a staff reporter in 1972.
During his long career in journalism, Karim also served several foreign media like Bangla service of British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), and Press Trust of India (PTI) as Bangladesh correspondent.
Former president of Khulna Press Club AK Hiru no more
A former Khulna correspondent of Channel i and former president of Khulna Press Club AK Hiru passed away on Saturday. He was 70.
Hiru, ex-president of Khulna Union of Journalists (KUJ), breathed his last around 1:00 pm while undergoing treatment at Sheikh Abu Naser Hospital in Khulna.
Fakhrul mourns death of Holiday editor Sayed Kamaluddin Ahamed
He had been suffering from various diseases including kidney-related complexities for several years. He is survived by his wife and a host of relatives and friends.
Khulna City Corporation Mayor Talukder Abdul Khaleque, former MP Nazrul Islam Manju, Khulna Press Club and Khulna Reporters Unity expressed deep shock at his death.
His namaz-e-janaza will be held at Khulna Musulman Para Boro Mosque after Maghrib prayers and he will be buried at Nirala graveyard.
Fakhrul mourns death of Holiday editor Sayed Kamaluddin Ahamed
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday expressed deep shock at the death of weekly Holiday editor Sayed Kamaluddin Ahamed.
In a condolence message, he said Kamaluddin was a fully professional journalist who worked for different national and international media outlets with reputation.
Fakhrul recalled that Kamaluddin served as head of the communications wing of Bangladesh Nationalist Research and Communications.
The BNP leader also said the holiday editor worked to protect the interests of the journalist community by serving as the general secretary and president of the Jatiya Press Club.
He prayed for the salvation of the departed soul and conveyed his profound sympathy to the bereaved family members.
Veteran journalist Sayed Kamaluddin no more
Veteran journalist Sayed Kamaluddin, editor of the weekly Holiday, has passed away at a city hospital. He was 85.
“My father breathed his last at about 2:30 pm at Evercare Hospital on Tuesday. He was suffering from kidney-related complications,” his son Talat Kamal told the media.
Bangladesh High Commissioner to Pakistan Ruhul Amin’s mother no more
His namaz-e-janaza will be held at Dhaka Cantonment Board Jame Mosque (Allahu Mosque) after Isha prayers on Tuesday. Later, he will be buried at Banani graveyard, said his family.
Kamaluddin joined Holiday in 2005. He also served as the former press minister of Bangladesh in Washington, DC.
Senior journalist Laykuzzaman no more
He began his career with the Daily Azad in 1961. Till the closure of the Hong Kong-based Far Eastern Economic Review in 2004, he worked there as a Dhaka correspondent and freelance writer.
After returning from Washington in 2004, he wrote for the Financial Express, the New Age, the Holiday, and the Economic and Business Review of Dawn, Pakistan.
Death anniversary of Zainul Haque Sikder observed
Kamal joined the BBC World Service as a Dhaka correspondent in 1974 before joining Agence France-Presse (AFP), the French news agency.
He also worked as a correspondent for The Financial Times, London, the Economist, London, and the Economist Intelligence Unit in addition to the FEER job.
Kamal also worked for the AFP, Iranian Radio and Television, and the Voice of America in Hong Kong.
Bangladesh High Commissioner to Pakistan Ruhul Amin’s mother no more
Hamida Begum, mother of Bangladesh High Commissioner to Pakistan Ruhul Alam Siddique, passed away on Tuesday. She was 100.
She left behind three sons, five daughters, grandsons, granddaughters and a host of relatives to mourn her death.
She was buried at Dattapara graveyard in Sirajganj’s Ullapara upazila after Asr prayers following a namaz-e-janaza on Wednesday.
Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud expressed deep shock over the death of Hamida Begum and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family members.