Prominent journalist Hassan Shahriar passes away

He breathed his last around 11.30 am on Saturday at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the capital's Impulse Hospital

Prominent journalist Hassan Shahriar, former president of the National Press Club and former executive editor of the Daily Ittefaq, has passed away.

He breathed his last around 11.30 am on Saturday at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the capital's Impulse Hospital.

Ilias Khan, general secretary of the press club, confirmed the news to the media.

According to family sources, Hassan Shahriar was admitted to Labaid Hospital with Covid-19 symptoms on Friday. Later, he was shifted to Impulse Hospital after he was denied admission at the Anwar Khan Medical College Hospital due to ICU-bed shortage.