BANGLADESH

Cartoonist MA Kuddus passes away

Cartoonist MA Kuddus died at his Shahinbag residence in Dhaka on Saturday (15 July) morning after he suffered a brain stroke.

His brother journalist Shajahan Mollah said Kuddus, senior vice president of Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ), breathed his last around 8:30 am.

He was a cartoonist of the bangla daily Sangbad. Before that, he served in different newspapers including the daily Ittefaq.

His namaz-e-janaja was held at Jatiiya Press Club (JPC) after Zuhr prayers.

Among others, JPC president Farida Yasmin, general secretary Shyamal Dutta, BFUJ president Omar Faruq and DUJ president Sohel Haider expressed deep shock at his death. Kuddus was born at Sadar upazila in Rajbari district.

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