A prayer meeting was held at Press Club Jessore to pray for the speedy recovery of Zahid Hasan Tukun, President of Press Club Jessore and Publisher-Editor of Daily Jessore. Journalist leaders, colleagues and well-wishers participated in the prayer meeting organized at the Press Club Jessore auditorium on Tuesday. At this time, special prayers were offered to wish the ailing Zahid Hasan Tukun successful treatment, speedy recovery and long life.
The program was attended by Newspaper Council President Ekram Ud Daulla, General Secretary Mobinul Islam Mobin, Press Club Jessore General Secretary SM Touhidur Rahman, Acting Editor of Daily Lok Samaj Anwarul Kabeel Nantu, Vice President Ohabuzzaman Jhantu, Sheikh Dinu Ahmed and journalists and well-wishers working in various media outlets in Jessore.
It is learned that Press Club Jessore President Zahid Hasan Tukun is currently undergoing treatment at the Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital and Research Center in Dhaka after suffering a heart attack. As tests revealed blockages in three blood vessels in his heart, doctors have decided to perform open heart surgery or bypass surgery. He is likely to undergo surgery on Thursday.
Speakers at the prayer mahfil said that Zahid Hasan Tukun has been playing an important role in the journalism and newspaper industry of Jessore for a long time. The news of his illness has created concern among the journalist community and well-wishers. Everyone prays for his successful surgery and speedy recovery.