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Toufique Imrose Khalidi, Editor-in-Chief of the online news portal bdnews24.com, has passed away (Inna Lillahi wa Inna Ilayhi Raji’un). He died while undergoing treatment at a hospital in London on Friday evening (Bangladesh time).

Rajib Noor, Special Assignment Editor at bdnews24, confirmed the information to the media.

It has been reported that Toufique Imrose Khalidi was taken to a London hospital on Thursday night following a brain hemorrhage. Doctors declared him dead at 2:23 PM (London local time) on Friday.

Since 2006, Toufique Imrose Khalidi had served as the publisher and editor-in-chief of bdnews24.com, a Bangladeshi online news outlet and news agency that he owned. Prior to this, he worked as a presenter, producer, and editor for the London-based media organization, the BBC.

Before his tenure at bdnews24.com, Khalidi gained journalistic experience working for broadsheet newspapers in Bangladesh, focusing on editorial roles and media management. He received training at various educational institutions in Dhaka, London, Paris, and Tokyo.

In December 2017, Khalidi received the National ICT Award as a mark of “special recognition and honor” for his contributions to the development of “Digital Bangladesh.”

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