Journalist Amit Habib to be buried in Jhenidah

Editor of the Daily Desh Rupantor Amit Habib will be buried at his village in Jhenaidah district on Friday.

Currently, his body is being taken towards Jhenaidah following the second namaz-e-janaza held on the premises of Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka.

The second namaz-e-janaza of Amit was held at the tennis ground of the Press Club around 11.40am.

Former president of Jatiya Press Club and editor of the Daily Jugantor Saiful Alam, editor and publisher of the Daily Star Mahfuz Anam, editor of the Daily Samakal Mozammel Hossain, editor of DBC and former president of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists Manjurul Ahsan Bulbul, general secretary of Jatiya Press Club Elias Khan and Vice President Hasan Habib attended it, among others.

Earlier, his first namaz-e-janaza was held at 10:20 am on the premises of the Daily Desh Rupantor in city’s Banglamotor area.

Later, tributes were paid by placing wreaths at Amit’s coffin by Rupayan Group and his colleagues of Desh Rupantor.

On behalf of Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud, homage was paid to his coffin by placing wreath during the time.

Amit Habib passed away on Thursday night while undergoing treatment at National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital at Agargaon in Dhaka at the age of 59.