Friday marks the first death anniversary of Mohammad Badrul Ahsan, known as a popular columnist for The Daily Star and former publisher and editor of now defunct First News.
He passed away at the age of 60 on February 6, 2020.
He served for a long time with the Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) and was stationed in Dhaka and Dubai.
A passionate writer, he left his banking career in 2010 to publish the country’s first and only newsmagazine, First News.
He also wrote several books including, Grameen Bank and Muhammad Yunus, In Search of a Nation, and Tales from the Heart, A Good Man in the Woods and other essays, Crosstalk Essays, and The Parallax View.
His family and friends sought prayers for the salvation of his departed soul.
