Obituary
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.
Senior journalist Laykuzzaman no more
Senior journalist and a special correspondent for Daily Rupali Bangladesh newspaper Laykuzzaman passed away on Saturday.
He breathed his last around 6:15 pm while undergoing treatment at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) in the capital.
Actor Ahmed Rubel no more
Rupali Bangladesh’s senior reporter SJR Sumon told the media that Laykuzzaman complained of chest pain while on duty in the office in the afternoon.
Later, colleagues rushed him to the Heart Institute, where doctors declared him dead.
He is survived by his wife, two daughters and a host of relatives and friends.
Death anniversary of Zainul Haque Sikder observed
Prior to this, Laykuzzaman worked in Kalerkantho newspaper.
Besides, he worked for Daily Manab Zamin and Shokaler Khabor.
Death anniversary of Zainul Haque Sikder observed
The third death anniversary of Zainul Haque Sikder, a close companion of Bangabandhu, brave freedom fighter, social worker, eminent educationist, and one of the organizers of the Liberation War was observed on Saturday in the city.
On this occasion prayers and milad mahfil were held at the Dhanmondi branch of the Sikder Medical College and Hospital which was founded by Zainul Haque Sikder.
Food has been distributed to more than 23,000 needy and poor people during the prayer ceremony.
Zainul Haque Sikder was the founder chairman of Sikdar Group, one of the leading industrial conglomerates of the country. He was the founder chairman of the private sector National Bank besides various businesses.
Zainul Haque Sikder was also a founder of Sikder Insurance Company. Apart from this, he was the founder of numerous institutions including ZH Sikdar Women's Medical College, ZH Sikder University of Science and Technology, Sikdar Insurance. He also contributed immensely to the development of the private sector in Bangladesh.
Rick Haque Sikder, Ron Haque Sikder, Momtazul Haque Sikder, Son Haque Sikder and other family members and politicians including Enamul Haque Shamim-MP, Naeemuzzaman Mukta-MP, Dr. Awlad Hossain-MP, Ruhul Amin HowladarMP, were present in the prayer ceremony.
Senior officials of various banks and business organizations of Sikder Group and PowerPac and officials of the government offices including Bangladesh Police were also attended the function.
PM condoles demise of actor Ahmed Rubel
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of noted actor Ahmed Reza Rubel.
Actor Ahmed Rubel no more
She prayed for the peace of the departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family members, according to press wing of the PMO.
Rubel felt sick after arriving at the Star Cineplex in Dhaka’s Bashundhara City shopping complex for the premiere of his latest movie, "Peyarar Subash" this evening.
Taposh condoles death of ex-Chandpur lawmaker Shamsul Haque Bhuiyan
Later, he was taken to the city's Square Hospital, where doctors declared him dead around 6:00 pm.
Veteran journalist Abdul Wahed Khan passes away
Actor Ahmed Rubel no more
Noted actor Ahmed Rubel passed away in the capital on Wednesday. He was 55.
He died of a heart attack around 6 pm, film director Nurul Alam Atique confirmed the news to the media.
Veteran journalist Abdul Wahed Khan passes away
There was a special screening of film 'Pyaar Subash' and Ahmed Rubel fell sick just before going to a movie hall to attend the event.
Arifin Shuvoo's mother passes away
Later, he was taken to a private hospital in the capital where doctors declared him dead, said Atique.
Daily Dinkal Editor Dr Rezwan Hossain Siddiqui no more
DGHS’s former director TH Khan dies
Dr Tofazzal Hossain (TH) Khan, a former director of the Directorate General of Health Service (DGHS), passed away on Sunday. He was 88.TH Khan breathed his last around 9:30am after suffering a cardiac arrest at his Uttara residence, his son and BNP national executive committee’s training affairs secretary Prof Morshed Hasan told UNB.He is survived by his wife, three sons and a host of relatives and well-wishers to mourn his death.Morshed Hasan, also a former teacher of Dhaka University, said his father was buried at a graveyard in Uttara’s 12-no sector after Asar prayers following a namaz-e-janaza.Meanwhile, BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman and senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi expressed deep shock at the death of TH Khan.In separate condolence messages, they prayed for the salvation of the departed soul and conveyed their sympathy to the bereaved family members.