First death anniversary of Hasan Shahriar

Today is the first death anniversary of eminent journalist Hasan Shahriar, former president of Jatiya Press Club.

On this day in 2021, he died at a private hospital in Dhaka.

On the occasion, Qurankhwani and a doa mahfil will be held at his residences at Segunbagicha, Dhaka and at Hasannagar, Sunamganj, said a press release.

Hasan retired from the editor post of Bangla daily the Ittefaq in 2008. He was the first editor of English daily the Daily Sun and chief editor of Chattogram-based daily People's View.

He also worked as Bangladesh correspondent for international magazine Newsweek, Khaleej Times; India's Daily Deccan Herald, The Indian Express, and The Asian Age; and Pakistan's Morning News, Dawn, and Evening Star.

Hasan was the first journalist from Asia-Pacific to be elected as president of the Toronto-based Commonwealth Journalists Association in 2003. He was also the president of CJA for two terms and the international president emeritus of the CJA in 2012.

He was awarded the prestigious Harry Brittan Fellowship by the Commonwealth Press Union in 1978.  He was elected president of the National Press Club management committee for 1993-94 tenure. He was also the existing president of Media Club Limited.