Eminent journo Amanullah Kabir passes away

Eminent journo Amanullah Kabir passes away

Eminent journalist Amanullah Kabir passed away at a hospital in Dhaka early today at the age of 72.

He breathed his last at 12:50am at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), its Director Brig Gen Abdullah Al Harun told.

The death certificate issued by the hospital cited “cardio-respiratory arrest” as the reason of his death.

Amanullah Kabir was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of BSMMU on January 2.

Kabir was working as a senior editor of online news portal bdnews24.com.

In the four decades of his career in journalism, he held important positions in a number of media outlets.

He served as the executive editor of the Independent, news editor of The Daily Star, editor of Bangla Daily Amar Desh, and chief editor and managing director of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha.

He was born in Jamalpur district on January 24, 1947.

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