President Abdul Hamid on Saturday expressed deep shock at the death of Ekushey Padak recipient veteran journalist Toab Khan.
In a condolence message, the President said Toab Khan was a pioneer in journalism in Bangladesh. “The void created by his death in the country's media world will never be filled.”
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The President prayed for the departed soul of Toab Khan and expressed his deepest condolences to his bereaved family.
Khan, Editor of ‘Dainik Bangla’, died of old age complications at United Hospital in the capital on Saturday. He was 87.