Journo Baten passes away

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UNB, Dhaka :
Abdul Baten, former News Editor of the Daily Ittefaq, died on Sunday at his Savar residence. He was 92.
Abdul Baten, a member of Jatiya Press Club, had been sufferings from lung cancer. He breathed his last

around 12:50 am. He left behind his daughter and a host of relatives to mourn his death, said a press release.
He was buried at his family graveyard at Hemayetpur in Savar following a namaz-e-janaza at Jatiya Press Club.
Jatiya Press Club President Muhammad Shafiqur Rahman and its General Secretary Farida Yasmin expressed deep shock at the death of Abdul Baten in a statement. They also conveyed sympathy to the bereaved family members of the deceased.

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