Journalist Saiful passes away
Monday, 16 March 2015
Saiful Islam Talukder, joint secretary general of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) and a special correspondent of the daily Amader Samoy, died of cardiac arrest Saturday night.
He was 56, reports UNB.
He left behind his wife, one son, three daughters, a host of relatives and well-wishers to mourn his death.
President Md Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina expressed profound shock at the death of Saiful Islam.
He was buried at his family graveyard in Chandpur Sunday.
Earlier, his two namaj-e-jnazas were held on the premises of the Jatiya Press Club (JPC) and Dhaka Reporters' Unity (DRU).