Dhaka: Bengali newspaper Daily Desh Rupantor Editor Amit Habib has passed away while undergoing treatment at a city hospital.
He breathed his last at 11pm on Thursday (28 July) at National Institute of Neurosciences & Hospital in the capital.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina mourned his death praying for the salvation of the departed soul.
Earlier on 22 July, Amit Habib was admitted to National Institute Of Neurosciences & Hospital following a stroke.
Before joining Desh Rupantor, Amit Habib Worked for different dailies, including Kaler Kantho, Samakal, Jai Jai Din and Bhorer Kagoj in Different Positions.
In 2018, Amit Joined Desh Rupantor as its editor.
Born in Jhenidah in October 23, 1964, Amit started studying statistics at Jagannath College after obtaining his Higher Secondary Certificate from Jashore MM College in 1980.
He took to writing at Jagannath College and gained popularity with his articles published in Bichinta, Purbabhas and Priyo Projonmo, dramas for Bangladesh TV, and political analyses.
He cut his teeth in journalism as a sub-editor of the Daily Khobor in 1987.
Dhaka-based Jhenidah Journalists’ Forum has also expressed great shock at Amit’s death and prayed for the eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family.
In a Facebook post, Mehadi Hassan Palash, general secretary of the Dhaka-based Jhenidah Journalists’ Forum, said his death has caused a great loss to the media arena of the country.
