Doa mahfil, condolence meeting held in memory of journalist Abu Hena Rasel

The Crime Reporters Association of Bangladesh (CRAB) held a doa mahfil and condolence meeting in memory of its executive committee member and Daily Khobor Sangjog special correspondent Abu Hena Md Akhtar Hossain Rasel.

The event was held at the CRAB auditorium in Dhaka at 3pm on Friday (24 July), with CRAB President Mirza Mehdi Tamal in the chair and General Secretary MM Badshah moderating.

Speakers recalled Rasel’s distinguished career in journalism and prayed for the salvation of his departed soul.

The prayer session was led by Hafiz Maulana Md Abul Hasanat, pesh imam of Segunbagicha Jame Mosque.

Former CRAB presidents Khairuzzaman Kamal, Fakrul Alam Kanchan and Kamruzzaman Khan; CRAB adviser Mortuza Liton Haider; former vice-presidents Masum Mizan, Shaheen Abdul Bari and Umar Faruk Alhadi; former adviser Nazrul Islam; former Dhaka Reporters Unity president Saiful Islam; former general secretary Kabir Ahmed Khan; CRAB Law and Welfare Secretary Sheikh Kalimullah Nayan; former Finance Secretary Shahidul Islam Rana; former Organisational Secretary Rashed Nizam; former Training and Information Technology Secretary Jasim Uddin Mahir; and senior members Halim Mohammad, Jamimul Ahsan Sipu, Ujjal Hossain Jisan and Ali Talukdar, among others, spoke at the event, recalling Rasel’s contribution to journalism.

Former CRAB President Isharf Hossain Isha, former General Secretary Sirajul Islam, former adviser Ikramul Kabir Tipu and senior members Sakir Ahmad and Abdul Gaffar Mahmud were also present, along with other current and former office-bearers and members of the organisation.