He breathed his last at 8:10pm on Sunday at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University hospital, according to his family. The family said funeral prayers will be held at the National Press Club at 11am on Monday. Ihsanul joined the Liberation War in 1971 and fought in the western frontier as a member of the Bangladesh Liberation Force (BLF). He was appointed the prime minister’s press secretary in 2015 for a year. Before joining the Prime Minister’s Office, Ihsanul worked as the president’s press secretary, and managing director and chief editor of the government-run news agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha or BSS.

Source: bd News24 March 10, 2024 15:18 UTC