Online Desk: A former Khulna correspondent of Channel i and former president of Khulna Press Club AK Hiru passed away on Saturday. He was 70.

Hiru, ex-president of Khulna Union of Journalists (KUJ), breathed his last around 1:00 pm while undergoing treatment at Sheikh Abu Naser Hospital in Khulna.

He had been suffering from various diseases including kidney-related complexities for several years. He is survived by his wife and a host of relatives and friends.

Khulna City Corporation Mayor Talukder Abdul Khaleque, former MP Nazrul Islam Manju, Khulna Press Club and Khulna Reporters Unity expressed deep shock at his death.

His namaz-e-janaza will be held at Khulna Musulman Para Boro Mosque after Maghrib prayers and he will be buried at Nirala graveyard.