DHAKA: Renowned poet and journalist Mashuk Chowdhury died of Pneumonia on Tuesday night at the age of 73.

Masushk Chowdhury, also the Chief News Editor (CNE) of the most circulated Bengali daily newspaper “Bangladesh Pratidin” breathed his last around 1:30pm at Rushmono Specialised Hospital in the capital.

Mashuk Chowdhury left behind his wife, a daughter and host of relatives to mourn his death.

He was  undergoing treatment at the Pan Pacific Hospital in city’s Shahjahanpur area since June 16 for pneumonia. He had tested negative for coronavirus.

Mashuk Chowdhury took journalism as a profession after completion of his Master's Degree from the Bangla Department of the University of Dhaka.

He worked at different daily nationals of the country. 

As a poet, Mashuk Chowdhury will be remembered for his poetry book “Swarger Replica”. The other well-known books are--'Muktijuddha Priyatma Amar', 'Selected Poems', 'Atyagasahan' and 'Nadir Naam Duhsomay'.

BDST: 1306 HRS, JUN 24, 2020
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