Journalist Kazi Romiz Uddin's mother passes away; condolences pour in
Rokeya Begum, mother of senior journalist Kazi Romiz Uddin — the Barlekha correspondent of Dainik Sangram and organising secretary of Barlekha Press Club — has passed away (Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un).
She breathed her last at around 2:30 pm on Sunday (25 October) at her own home in Daulatpur, Barlekha, Moulvibazar. She was 65 years old.
Rokeya Begum was the wife of the late Kazi Afsar Uddin, a former Kazi of Uttar Shahbazpur Union. About a week ago she suffered a brain stroke and had been bedridden since.
She is survived by three sons and four daughters, along with numerous relatives and well-wishers.
Her janaza will be held at 8:30 pm on Sunday at the Daulatpur Jame Mosque premises. After the janaza, she will be buried at the local public graveyard.
Meanwhile, leaders of various social, political and cultural organisations have expressed deep shock at the death of journalist Kazi Romiz Uddin's mother and conveyed sympathy to the bereaved family.
On behalf of Barlekha Press Club, deep condolences were expressed by its president Anwarul Islam, general secretary Abdur Rab, former president Asit Ranjan Das, former general secretary Advocate Gopal Dutta, vice-presidents Khalilur Rahman and Iqbal Hossain Swapan, joint secretaries Hasan Shamim and Jalal Ahmad, treasurer Sultan Ahmad Khalil, publicity and publication secretary Tapan Kumar Das, office secretary A. J. Lovlu, sports and cultural secretary Adib Majid, and members Liton Sharif, Azad Bahar Jamali, Mostafa Uddin, Hanif Parvez, Miftah Ahmad Liton, Tarek Mahmud, Tahmid Ishad Ripon, Taher Ahmad, Sirajul Islam Ripon, Ashfaq Ahmad, Foysal Mahmud and Redwan Ahmad Rumman, among others.
In their condolence message, they prayed for the forgiveness of the departed soul and expressed deep sympathy to the members of the bereaved family.
