Latifur Rahman, 75, passed away in his sleep at 11 am this morning in his paternal home in Cumilla.
His Namaz-e-Janaza will be held this evening at the Azad Masjid after Esha prayers. He was suffering from lung related illness for a long time.
He was founder chairman of Transcom Group, a well-known and highly respected business house of Bangladesh.
He was founding director of Mediaworld, the owning company of The Daily Star, and Chairman of Mediastar, the owning company of Prothom Alo, both leading English and Bangla newspapers of the country.
