Bangladesh Sports Journalists Association (BSJA) arranged a day long program including Quran Khani, reminiscence meeting and Doa Mahfil for their former general secretary, also a former cricketer- cum-coach Jalal Ahmed Chowdhury at the BSJA office at the Bangabandhu National Stadium premises  Saturday afternoon. Cricket personality Jalal Ahmed Chowdhury, author of many books, passed away on September 21 aged 74 at a city hospital after suffering from lung infection and respiratory problems.   BCB Director Ahmed Sajjadul Alam Bobby, former captain of national cricket team Gazi Ashraf Hossain Lipu, former general secretary of Bangladesh Chess Federation Capt (Retd) Syed Sujauddin Ahmed, Poet Sanaul Haque Khan, former BSJA president Manjurul Haque, Deputy Editor of Kaler Kantho Mostafa Mamun, Sports Editor of Dainik Sangbad Kashinath Basak recalled their sweet memories with Jalal at the meeting, conducted by BSJA President ATM Sayeeduzzaman.    BCB Director Bobby advised the BSJA to collect all the write-ups, stories and articles of Jalal Ahmed Chowhury and to publish an anthology for the future generations.

The senior sub-editor (shift-in-charge) of Dainik Shomoyer Alo and senior member of Bangladesh Sports Journalists Association (BSJA) Mahmudul Hakim Apu passed away in the early hours of Wednesday at his Banashree residence in the capital. He was 53.