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Toufique Imrose Khalidi, editor-in-chief and publisher of bdnews24.com, died at a hospital in London on Friday. He was 59.
Khalidi was taken to a London hospital after suffering a brain haemorrhage on Thursday night. Doctors declared him dead at 2:23pm local time on Friday, according to bdnews24.com.
He was in London on a work trip when he collapsed at a hotel on Thursday evening. He was subsequently rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Khalidi was a veteran Bangladeshi journalist and a pioneer of online journalism in the country.
He took over the management of bdnews24.com in 2006 and served as its editor-in-chief and publisher. The news organisation describes itself as Bangladesh’s first internet-only news operation.
Before establishing bdnews24.com, Khalidi worked in journalism and broadcasting, including at the BBC.
He played a significant role in developing digital news journalism in Bangladesh over the past two decades.
His death has been confirmed by multiple media organisations and colleagues.