The 1st death anniversary of journalist Shafiq Rahman was observed on Saturday (October 29).
On this day in 2021, Shafiq died of cancer at Evercare Hospital in the capital at the age of 44.
Marking the death anniversary, Qurankhani and doa mahfil were held at his village home Sarmahal under Nalchity Upazila of Jhalakathi district.
Besides, cooked food was served to the destitute in the capital.
His family members have requested all to pray for the salvation of the departed soul.
In his journalistic career, Shafiq had worked for different national and international media outlets, including Bichitra, Probe News Magazine, New York-based Ekattor, The Arthoniti Protidin, The Daily Sun, and The South Asian Monitor.
Not being a professional photographer, Shafiq Rahman’s two solo photo exhibitions titled ‘The Dying Grounds’ and ‘The Wasteland’ earned fame from critics and visitors.
He founded a school in his village to spread the light of education to underprivileged children.
Bd-pratidin English/Golam Rosul
