Freedom fighter, columnist Bakhtiar Uddin Chowdhury passes away

Freedom fighter, political analyst and noted columnist Bakhtiar Uddin Chowdhury passed away early today at the age of 72.

He breathed his last at BIRDEM Hospital in the capital at 2:15am.

He had been suffering from diabetes and kidney disease.

Bakhtiar Uddin was pronounced dead after he had been taken to the hospital early today as his condition suddenly deteriorated.

He was laid to rest at his family graveyard in Nangalmora village of Chattogram's Hathazari Upazila around 4:30pm.

Bakhtiar Uddin Chowdhury was born on Aug 17, 1948, in Hathazari. He left behind his wife, two sons, a daughter, and grandchildren.

For the past two decades, he had been a regular contributor to various national dailies and online portals writing on political and international affairs.