Come to aid of a veteran journalist
Critically ill veteran journalist Shamsul Haque, 80, is passing his days at Gafargaon upazila health complex almost without treatment. Haque suffered a massive brain hemorrhage while at work at Shaheed Belal Pathagar in Gafargaon Thursday evening. He was first taken to Mymensingh Medical College and Hospital (MMCH) and later shifted to Suhrawardy Hospital in Dhaka. For better treatment, he was also taken to a private hospital there. But as Shamsul Haque, a confirmed bachelor, needed Tk. six lakh for operation and he had no way to manage the amount, he returned to Gafargaon upazila health complex yesterday evening. We are doing whatever possible although we have little scope to treat him here, said Dr. K. Zaman, upazila health and family planning officer. Shamsul Haque founded Shaheed Belal Pathagar (library) at Gagargaon and he had been the honourary librarian since its establishment in 1962, locals said. He also founded Gafargaon Press Club in 1960 to develop the professional skills of the rural journalists, they said. Shamsul Haque also established an elderly learning centre (night school) and Padma Papri, an organisation for children in the 1980s. In his youth, Shamsul Haque joined journalism in 1956 and worked at a local newspaper of Mymensingh. He was appointed Gafargaon correspondent of The Daily Ittefaq in 1958. Ataur Rahman Minto, Ittefaq correspondent in Gafargaon, also president of Gafargaon Press Club called upon all to come to the aid of the veteran journalist. For sending assistance Savings Account No-8777 at Bangladesh Krishi Bank, Gafargaon Branch, Mymensingh, has been, he said.
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