Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Tuesday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Acting Editor of the Daily Manobkantha Abu Bakar Chowdhury.
In a condolence message, the Information Minister said the nation has lost a dedicated and sincere journalist in his death
He also prayed for the eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed sympathy to the bereaved family.
Abu Bakar Chowdhury died of a cardiac arrest at a hospital in the city in the early hours of Tuesday at the age of 54.