DHAKA, Oct 1, 2024 (BSS) – Shimanta Khokon, managing committee member of Jatiya Press Club (JPC) and News Editor of NTV, died at his residence in city’s Chamelibagh area today.

He was 51.

Shimanta Khokon was sick for long.
 
He is survived by wife, a son and a daughter.

He will be buried at his village graveyard in Kishorganj after namaz-e-janaza at JPC and DRU tomorrow.

In a message of condolence, JPC President Hasan Hafiz and General Secretary Ayub Bhuiyan prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul of Khokon.
 
They also conveyed profound sympathy to the bereaved family.

Besides, DRU President Syed Shukur Ali Shuvo and General Secretary Mohi Uddin also condoled the death of khokon.