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Body formed to probe journalist Zaglul's death

Burial today, condolences pour in

Staff Correspondent
A five-member probe body was formed yesterday to investigate the road accident that killed renowned journalist Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury.
The committee led by Moshiur Rahman, director of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA), will submit a probe report within three working days. Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader told a programme in the capital.
Other members of the body are Shyamal Dutta, editor of Bhorer Kagoj, Imtiaz Ahmed, deputy commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Traffic (west), Nahmadul Hasan, urban planner of
Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority, and Abdur Razzak, superintending engineer of Dhaka North City Corporation.
Zaglul was critically injured as a bus recklessly pulled away while he was getting off the vehicle near Sonargaon intersection on Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue in the capital on Saturday night. He was declared dead at Comfort Nursing Home Private Ltd.
Marif Mahmood, nephew of Zaglul, told The Daily Star that his uncle's first namaz-e-janaza will be held at Banani central mosque after Zohr prayers today.
Zaglul's daughter Antora Ahmed Chowdhury, who lives in the US, will arrive in Dhaka tomorrow morning.
He will be buried beside his mother's grave at Azimpur after Asr prayers today after his second namaz-e-janaza at Jatiya Press Club
The body of Zaglul, a former chief editor and managing director of the state-run Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), has been kept at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University mortuary. He was last serving as the consulting editor of the Financial Express.
Jatiya Press Club yesterday in a statement condoled the death of Zaglul while Dhaka Reporters Unity hoisted a black flag and its members wore black badges to mourn the death.
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a statement said his contribution to journalism will remain an example for the next generation of journalists.
Pankaj Saran, Indian high commissioner in Bangladesh, in a condolence message, said reports of Zaglul on India displayed not only his intimate knowledge but also his passion and empathy.
Mainul Alam, president of Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh, and its secretary general Angur Nahar Mont, in a statement, urged the authorities to bring the culprits, including the driver and the conductor, to book.
Bangladesh Garment Manufactures and Exporters Association, Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Ain o Salish Kendra, vice chancellor of Dhaka University, Maulana Bhashani Science and Technology University, and Institute for Environment and Development also condoled the death.