Nadim Hasan, a former Savar correspondent for Bangla Tribune, died of dengue at the age of 40 on Friday while undergoing treatment at Enam Medical College Hospital in Savar.
“He breathed his last at around 4:30pm on Friday, Savar Press Club President Nazmul Huda confirmed.
He is survived by his parents and two sisters.
Hasan worked as a Savar correspondent for several media outlets, including Mohona Television, Bangla Mail 24, Bangla Tribune and Dhaka Tribune, for more than a decade.
He also served as an elected joint general secretary of the Savar Press Club.
According to his close associates, Hasan was admitted to the hospital on November 4 after contracting dengue. As his condition deteriorated on Thursday night, he was transferred to the intensive care unit (ICU), where he died the following afternoon.
His death has cast a pall of gloom over the local journalistic community.
Savar Press Club, Dhamrai Reporters Club and other local journalists' organisations have expressed deep sorrow over his passing.
Nazmul Huda described Hasan as a promising young journalist and a dedicated organiser, saying his death was an irreparable loss to journalism in Savar. He also expressed condolences to the bereaved family.
Noman Mahmud, a close colleague of Hasan, said the first namaz-e-janaza would be held at Savar Press Club on Friday evening. His body would then be taken to his village home in Singair upazila of Manikganj, where the next namaz-e-janaza would be held before burial.