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Veteran journalist Shamim Ahmad dies

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, China's Premier Li Qiang, India's Prime Minister Narendra  Modi, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and other leaders, attend the opening meeting of BRICS Summit, at the Museum of Modern Art (MAM) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on July 6, 2025 — Reuters photo
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, China's Premier Li Qiang, India's Prime Minister Narendra  Modi, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and other leaders, attend the opening meeting of BRICS Summit, at the Museum of Modern Art (MAM) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on July 6, 2025 — Reuters photo

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Shamim Ahmad, former Chief of Correspondents and City Editor of UNB news agency, passed away on Monday morning.

He was admitted to a private hospital on Sunday following a deterioration of his health conditions, and he breathed his last in the morning.

Shamim Ahmad served as Minister (Press) at Bangladesh Embassy in Washington, led the Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) and the Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) as President.

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