Shamim Ahmad, former Chief of Correspondents and City Editor of UNB, passed away on Monday. He was 68.
He was admitted to a private hospital on Sunday following a deterioration of his health conditions, and he breathed his last in the morning.
Shamim Ahmad served as Minister (Press) at Bangladesh Embassy in Washington, led Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) and Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) as President.
Dhaka Reporters’ Unity (DRU) on Monday expressed deep shock at the death of its former president Shamim Ahmad.
Its current President Abu Saleh Akon and General Secretary Mainul Hasan Sohel conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family and prayed for the salvation of the departed soul.
