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Even in adverse situations, Atiqullah did not compromise while dealing with issues against the spirit of the Liberation War, as well as issues related to communalism and fundamentalism, said Bhorer Kagoj Editor Shyamal Dutta.

It was a dire necessity to have a man like him to fight against communal forces, Shyamal said.

Former general secretary of Dhaka Reporters Unity Raju Ahmed, blogger Kabir Chowdhury, and Dhaka Union of Journalists Publication Secretary Asaduzzaman Asad, among others, spoke at the programme, which was chaired by Janakantha Unit Chief Rajan Bhattacharya.