The Daily Star newspaper Executive Editor, Syed Ashfaqul Haque, has been dismissed from his post following death of Preeti Urang on February 9, 2024.

The management of The Daily Star issued a termination notice in this regard.

The notice takes effect immediately, according to a report published on the newspaper's website on Tuesday. The report, however, did not state any reason for the termination.

The decision was made around two months after Syed Ashfaqul Haque and his wife Tania Khondoker were sent to jail in a case over the death of Preeti Urang, a teenage domestic worker who fell from their flat in the capital's Mohammadpur on February 6.

Syed Ashfaqul Haque joined the newspaper in 1993 in the sports section and worked as Sports Editor, Joint News Editor, News Editor, Chief News Editor, and finally as its Executive Editor from 2019 till date.

BDST: 1715 HRS, April 02, 2024
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