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Senior journalist Ali Mahmud passes away
Ali Mahmud, City Editor of the daily Dinkal, died of a heart attack on Monday. He was 69.
According to family members, Ali Mahmud did not return home on Sunday night, causing concern among his relatives.
On Monday morning, his wife, Jesmin Ara, along with other family members, went to the Jatiya Press Club to look for him.
After staying there for some time, a cleaning staff member informed them that Ali Mahmud was found lying unconscious in a washroom of the club.
Police later took him to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
Ali Mahmud is survived by wife, two sons and a daughter.
Born in 1956 in Paba upazila of Rajshahi, Ali Mahmud began his journalism career completing his graduation from Rajshahi University.
His first workplace was the Rajshahi-based daily Barta. He later joined Dinkal after moving to Dhaka.
He worked at Dinkal for a long time, serving in several important positions, and was last working as its City Editor.
Ali Mahmud was a permanent member of the Jatiya Press Club, Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) and Dhaka Journalists Union (DUJ).
He was also a member of BNP’s media cell.
Following the news of his death, a pall of grief descended over journalists, including his colleagues at Dinkal.
Fellow journalists described him as a simple and humble person and a dedicated working journalist who remained active in the field throughout his career.
Leaders of various journalist organisations expressed deep sorrow over his death. Acting President of the Dhaka Federal Journalists Union Obaidur Rahman Shahin and its General Secretary Kader Gani Chowdhury mourned his demise.
DUJ President Shahidul Islam and General Secretary Khurshid Alam, DRU President Abu Saleh Akon and General Secretary Mainul Hasan Sohel, and National Press Club President Hasan Hafiz and General Secretary Ayub Bhuiyan also expressed condolences in separate messages, praying for the eternal peace of the departed soul and conveying sympathy to the bereaved family.
In separate condolence messages, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Media Cell Convener Professor Maudud Hossain Alamgir Pavel, Member Secretary Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie, and BNP Chairperson’s Press Secretary Saleh Shibli also expressed deep shock and sorrow at Ali Mahmud’s death, reports UNB.