Mohsina Ahmed, mother of The Daily Star's Diplomatic Correspondent Tasnim Mohsin and a former official of Bangladesh Krishi Bank, died in Dhaka on Wednesday. She was 69.
She breathed her last at her Siddheswari residence in the evening.
Mohsina, wife of former Justice Abu Kawsar Ahmed, had been suffering from age-related ailments for a long time.
Her namaz-e-janaza will be held after Zohr prayers on Thursday at Baitus Sujud Mosque in Siddheswari.
She will be buried later at Azimpur Graveyard.
Meanwhile, the Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of its member Tasnim Mohsin's mother.
In a condolence message on Wednesday night, DCAB President AKM Moinuddin and General Secretary Emrul Kayesh prayed for the eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed their deep sympathy to the bereaved family.