UNB, Dhaka :
Muhammad Jahangir, a noted media personality and executive director of Centre for Development Communication, died at a hospital in the city early Wednesday. He was 68.
Jahangir, a journalist and younger brother of Noble laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus, breathed his last around 12:40 am at Asgar Ali Hospital in the city,
said Tanbirul Islam, assistant general manager of Yunus Centre.
He had been suffering from cancer. He was admitted to the hospital on Monday and kept on life support.
He left behind his wife, one daughter, three sons and a host of relatives to mourn his death.
The first namaz-e-janaza of Muhammad Jahangir was held around 11 am at Jatiya Press Club while his second one will be held at a mosque in Shantinagar.
He will be buried at Mirpur Martyred Intellectuals’ graveyard in Dhaka.
Jahangir was the editor of monthly Binodan, a magazine for the adolescents being published since February 1998.
He was also a teacher of Journalism Department at the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB). He also worked as a part time teacher at University of Development Alternative (UODA).
He joined The Daily Dainik Bangla as university correspondent in 1970 and was promoted to staff reporter two years later. He later joined the Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB).
Muhammad Jahangir, a noted media personality and executive director of Centre for Development Communication, died at a hospital in the city early Wednesday. He was 68.
Jahangir, a journalist and younger brother of Noble laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus, breathed his last around 12:40 am at Asgar Ali Hospital in the city,
said Tanbirul Islam, assistant general manager of Yunus Centre.
He had been suffering from cancer. He was admitted to the hospital on Monday and kept on life support.
He left behind his wife, one daughter, three sons and a host of relatives to mourn his death.
The first namaz-e-janaza of Muhammad Jahangir was held around 11 am at Jatiya Press Club while his second one will be held at a mosque in Shantinagar.
He will be buried at Mirpur Martyred Intellectuals’ graveyard in Dhaka.
Jahangir was the editor of monthly Binodan, a magazine for the adolescents being published since February 1998.
He was also a teacher of Journalism Department at the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB). He also worked as a part time teacher at University of Development Alternative (UODA).
He joined The Daily Dainik Bangla as university correspondent in 1970 and was promoted to staff reporter two years later. He later joined the Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB).
