Noted journalist Hasan Shahriar no more
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DHAKA, April 10, 2021 (BSS) – Former president of Jatiya Press Club and executive editor of the daily Ittefaq Hasan Shahriar passed away at the age of 74 while undergoing treatment at a city hospital today.
The veteran journalist breathed his last at Impulse Hospital at around 12 noon, immediate past president of JPC Saiful Alam told BSS.
Shahriar, also a two-term president of Commonwealth Journalists’ Association (CJA), was admitted to the hospital at around 1:30 am on Friday with symptoms of coronavirus.
Later, he tested positive for the virus.
His namaj-e-janaza will be held on the premises of the Jatiya Press Club after Asr prayers today, he added.
DCAB shocked at death of JPC ex-President Hassan Shahriar
UNB
10th April, 2021 02:17:32
Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) on Saturday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Hassan Shahriar, former President of the Jatiya Press Club (JPC) who also served The Daily Ittefaq as its Executive Editor.
Shahriar, who was the first journalist from Asia-Pacific to be elected as President of the Toronto-based Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA) in 2003, breathed his last at a hospital in Dhaka around 11:45am on Saturday.
In a condolence message, DCAB President Pantho Rahaman and its General Secretary AKM Moinuddin conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family members and sought eternal peace for the departed soul of the veteran journalist.
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The Astor Award is one of the most prestigious – and one of the oldest – press freedom awards in the world. First presented over 50 years ago in 1970, previous winners represent a remarkable and distinguished cross-section of individuals who have made an enormous contribution to the media in the Commonwealth, particularly in the field of press freedom.
Since 1970 winners have included figures such as Mabel Strickland, Lyle Turnbull, Derek Ingram, Gilbert Ahnee, Kuldip Nayar and (posthumously) Daphne Caruana Galizia. Most recently the Award has been made to a number of organisations including the Human Rights Network for Journalists in Uganda and the Pakistan Press Foundation.