Senior journalist and former news editor of national news agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) Quamrul Islam Chowdhury died of liver ailments at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital this evening.

He was 63.

"He breathed his last at 8.30 tonight," a family member said.

Chowdhury is survived by wife, a son and a daughter.

A former general secretary of Jatiya Press Club earned his repute as a financial journalist as he made his debut in the Daily Sangbad while later he emerged as one of the country's leading environmental journalists.

He served as the general secretary and president of Forum of Environmental Journalists (FEJB) and represented Bangladesh in several international conferences on environment and climate change at home and abroad.

Chowdhury retired from Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) in December 2022.

BDST: 2148 HRS, MAY 02, 2023
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