The first namaj-e-janaza for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Press Secretary and valiant freedom fighter Ihsanul Karim Helal was held at Jatiya Press Club in the capital at 11:00 am on Monday (Mar 11).

After the janaza, military secretary Maj Gen Kabir paid tribute by placing wreath on behalf of the Prime Minister.

Later, Awami League, Jatiya Press Club, Prime Minister's office, Prime Minister Press Wing, Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor, Bangladesh Federal Journalists Union, Dhaka Journalists Union, Dhaka Reporters Unity and other organisations and media personalities paid tribute.

Ihsanul Karim, 73, died of heart attack at about 8:00 pm on Sunday (March 10) at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital while undergoing treatment there.

He had been on life support there for a long time.

BDST: 1507 HRS, MAR 11, 2024
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