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Journalist Al-Amin dies at 46
Md Al-Amin, a journalist with an online newspaper, has died after suffering a heart attack.
Published : 20 Oct 2014, 12:50 PM
Updated : 20 Oct 2014, 12:50 PM
The 46-year old passed away on Monday at Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital and Research Institute on Monday morning.
He was an English-language news editor with thereport24.com.
The web portal's Editor Touhidul Islam Mintu said Amin suffered severe chest pain while coming to office on Wednesday but did not take it seriously thinking it was caused by stomach gas.
He was hospitalised on Thursday as he felt similar pain and underwent angiogram in the afternoon.
Amin had been kept under intensive care since.
He was put on life support on Sunday after water had accumulated in his lungs, Mintu said.
An International Relations graduate from Dhaka University, Al-Amin worked with English-language newspaper Daily Star for 17 years.
He was the planning editor of primekhobor.com and joint news editor with the Daily Sun before joining thereport24.
His body has been sent to his village home in Gaibandha after funeral prayers at Mohammadpur.
Amin is survived by his wife and two children.
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