(Joypurhat) District Representative:
A memorial service was held in Joypurhat's Khetlal to commemorate the death of veteran journalist and vice-president of Khetlal Press Club, Kazi Riazul Kabir Arup.
On Sunday (February 15) at 5 pm, a memorial meeting and prayer meeting were organized at the Khet Lal Press Club office, moderated by journalist Abdur Razzak, and chaired by the club's president and Dainik Dinkal correspondent A. N. M. Ruhul Amin Chishti.
At this time, Kazi Maruf Hasan Amit, the younger son of late journalist Kazi Riazul Kabir Arup, said, "My father was a senior journalist from Khetlal. He was well-known in the area in various ways, including as a poet, writer, lyricist and musician. After my father's death, no one in Khetlal remembered him. The Khetlal Press Club has taken such a great initiative after my father's death. I am eternally grateful to you for that."
Among others who spoke at the event were Khetlal Press Club General Secretary Hasan Ali (Daily Jugantor), Treasurer Ekramul Islam Ujjal (Daily Bhorer Dak), Mahmudul Hasan Chowdhury Rocket (Daily Bogra), Office and Publicity Secretary Mamunur Rashid Panna (Daily Bangladesh Soyo), Literary Affairs Secretary SM Milon (Daily Ajker Sangbad), Cultural Affairs Secretary Shahinur Islam Shahin (Daily Khola Kagoj), ICT Affairs Secretary Abu Hasan (Daily Manabzamin), former Khetlal Municipality Councilor BNP leader Alimazzaman Selim, Jamaat leader Swayan Maulvi and Jamaat leader Abdur Rahim, and others.
