Sylhet Bureau :
Sylhet bureau chief of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) Maksud Ahmad Maksud was killed in a motorcycle accident in the early hours of Friday. Maksud’s younger brother Muajjin Ahmad confirmed the matter saying that his brother Maksud and his banker friend Galib were returning home by the motorbike around 2:30am.
When the motorcycle reached Madina Market point of Sylhet-Sunamganj Highway, it overturned following a hit with an electricity pillar as its driver lost control, he said, adding, ‘Maksud and Galib were taken to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital where the duty doctor declared Maksud dead.’
Galib is now undergoing treatment at the hospital. Son of late Jamshed Ali of Maiyarchar area of Sylhet city, Maksud, 50, was the eldest among his six siblings including five brothers and one sister.
He left behind his mother, siblings, widow, two sons and a host of relatives and admirers to mourn his death.
Maksud was general secretary of Sylhet Online Press Club. Besides, he was involved in different social and cultural activities throughout his life. Maksud buried held at his family graveyard in Maiyarchar area in the city following his namaz-e-janaza at Maiyarchar Central Jame Masjid after Jummah prayers.
