Published : 03 Oct 2026, 05:40 PM
Updated : 03 Oct 2026, 06:11 PM
Old Remians mourn Khalidi's death
bdnews24.com Editor-in-Chief Toufique Imrose Khalidi’s death has brought the alumni of Dhaka Residential Model College (DRMC) together in mourning for one of their own.
The Old Remians Welfare Association (ORWA) conveyed its sorrow in a message on its Facebook page on Saturday.
DRMC students are known as “Remians”, and each carries a distinct college number. Khalidi, a 1982 batch student of the institution, had college number 2421.
The message said “the ORWA family was deeply bereaved by the death of the eminent journalist”.
The association prayed for the salvation of his departed soul and extended deep condolences to his bereaved family, relatives and well-wishers.
Khalidi, who was on a private trip to London, died on Friday at St Bartholomew's Hospital in the city.
Doctors declared him dead at 2:23pm local time, or 7:23pm Bangladesh time. He was 59.
