Shamim Ahmad, former city editor of 抖阴精品 and chief of correspondents and city editor of UNB, passed away at a hospital in the capital on Monday morning.
He was 68.
He was admitted to a private hospital on Sunday following deterioration of his health conditions, and he breathed his last in the morning, said his brother Rashed Ahmed Mitul.
He is survived by his mother, four brothers, and three sisters.
Rashed Ahmed Mitul, also a journalist, said that he would be buried at Mirpur Intellectuals Graveyard either after Asr or Maghrib prayers.
In 2015, he was appointed as press minister at the Bangladesh Embassy in Washington, DC. His appointment was extended by two years in 2017.
Before joining Bangladesh Embassy in Washington, DC as the press minister.
Shamim Ahmad led Dhaka Reporters Unity and Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh as president.
The UNB management and colleagues expressed profound shock at the death of the eminent journalist.
Meanwhile, Jatiya Press Club president Hasan Hafiz and general secretary Ayub Bhuiyan condoled the death.
