December 9, 2024, 6:24 am


Siyam Hoque

Published:
2020-06-04 16:32:13 BdST

Mother of Press Club gen secy dies


Jatiya Press Club General Secretary Farida Yasmin’s mother Jahanara Hossain died of old age complications at a hospital in the city on Wednesday night. She was 76.

She breathed her last around 12:30 am while undergoing treatment at Popular  Hospital, said Quddus Afrad, president of Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) in a post shared on his Facebook wall.

She left behind five daughters, four sons, grandchildren and a host of relatives to mourn her death, said President of Diplomatic Correspondents Association Bangladesh (DCAB) Angur Nahar Monty.

Jahanara Hossain is mother-in-law of Bangladesh Pratidin Editor and News24 channel CEO Naem Nizam.

She educated all her nine sons and daughters equally and was honoured with "Ratnagarva Award" last year.

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