Senior journalist of the Bangladesh Observer, now defunct, Azizul Haque died of a cardiac arrest at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) on Wednesday night.

He was 72.

Jatiya Press Club President Shafiqur Rahman and General Secretary Quamrul Islam Chowdhury expressed profound shock at his death.

In a condolence message, they prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family members.

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