Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen Friday expressed profound sorrow at the death of actor, vocal artist and former Voice of America (VOA) Bangla newscaster Kaffey Khan. Kaffey Khan breathed his last at Virginia Center Hospital in Virginia of the US Thursday (US time). Dr Momen said Kaffey Khan was a living legend. The foreign minister also prayed for the salvation of his soul and extended sincerest condolences to his bereaved family. Also read: Ex-VOA news presenter Kaffey Khan dies The 92-year-old broadcast journalist was suffering from prostate cancer and old-age complications. He left behind two sons, two daughters and a host of relatives and well-wishers to mourn his death. Kaffey Khan left Bangladesh for the US to join VOA Bangla in 1966 and went on retirement in 1994. He acted in several films in Dhaka in the 60s apart from performing in stage dramas.

Kaffey Khan, a former news presenter of Voice of America’s Bangla section, died in the USA on Thursday. He was 92. Kaffey , also the press secretary of BNP founder and late President Ziaur Rahman, breathed his last at Virginia Hospital Center, Arlington on Thursday afternoon while undergoing treatment for prostate cancer and old-age complications, said BNP organising secretary Syed Emran Saleh Prince. Khan, also an actor, left behind two sons, two daughters and a host of relatives and well-wishers to mourn his death. Also read: ICT Senior Prosecutor Zead-AI-Malum no more Kaffey  joined the Voice of America in 1966 and he was appointed press secretary of President Ziaur Rahman in 1977. After the assassination of Zia, Kaffey rejoined VOA and went on retirement in 1994. He acted in a number of films in Dhaka in the 60s apart from performing in stage dramas. Also read: Health minister's mother Fouzia Maleque no more BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir expressed deep shock at his death. In a condolence message, he recalled Kaffey ’s role as a press secretary of Ziaur Rahman. Fakhrul prayed for the salvation of the departed soul and conveyed his deep sympathy to the bereaved family members.