DHAKA: Veteran journalist and poet Arunav Sarker breathed his last at his Dhanmandi residence in city on Thursday. He was 74.
Family sources said he died from lung diseases. According to his last wishes his body will be donated to Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Friday.
Jatiyo Press Club president Kamal Uddin Sabuj and general secretary Syed Abdal Ahmed mourned the death of Arunav Sarker and expressed their sympathy to bereaved family members.
Arunav Sarker was born in Mirzapur of Tangail district on May 29 of 1941. He started his career as journalist in 1967 and worked with Ganabangla, New Nation, News Today, The Independent and other newspapers.
He wrote several books of poetry and children’s books.
BDST: 2343 HRS, DEC 18, 2014