DHAKA: Country's noted Industrialist and Transcom Group chairman Latifur Rahman passed away at his village home in Cumilla on Wednesday (July 1). He was 75.

His Namaz-e-Janaza will be held this evening at the Azad Masjid after Esha prayers. He was suffering from lung related illness for a long time.

He was founding director of Mediaworld, the owning company of The Daily Star, and Chairman of Mediastar, the owning company of Prothom Alo, both English and Bangla newspapers of the country.

BDST: 1415 HRS, JULY 1, 2020
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