The first namaj-e-janaza for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Press Secretary and valiant freedom fighter Ihsanul Karim Helal was held at Jatiya Press Club in the capital at 11:00 am on Monday.
After the janaza, military secretary Maj Gen Kabir paid tribute by placing wreath on behalf of the Prime Minister.
Later, Awami League, Jatiya Press Club, Prime Minister's office, Prime Minister Press Wing, Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor, BFUJ-Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists, Dhaka Union of Journalists, Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) and other organisations and media personalities paid tribute.
Ihsanul Karim, 73, died of heart attack at about 8:00 pm on Sunday at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital while undergoing treatment there.
He had been on life support there for a long time.