His elder son, bdnews24.com News Editor Monirul Islam, said Shamsul felt sudden chest pain and fell ill at his home in the town’s Laxminarayanpur around 9pm. Shamsul was buried at the family graveyard there following another Namaz-e-Janaza at the Binodpur Government Primary School ground after Zuhr prayers. Its President Mamun said Shamsul had been elected vice-president of the association for no fewer than 15 times. His younger son Zahirul Islam is also a journalist while their other brother, Tariqul Islam Ripon, has followed in his father’s footsteps in entering the legal profession. A member of the bar association, Ripon is working as an additional public prosecutor at the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrates Court.

Source: bd News24 February 19, 2020 14:15 UTC