Senior journalist Nurul Hasan Khan. File photo

DHAKA, Aug 16, 2026 (BSS) - Senior journalist Nurul Hasan Khan died of cancer while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in the capital this afternoon. 
He was 78.
 
Khan is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.

He will be laid to rest at the Martyred Intellectuals' Graveyard following a namaz-e-janaza after Esha prayers at Mirpur-2 Market adjoining Mosjid-e-Ferdous in the capital, said Khan’s nephew journalist Masud Karim. 

Karim also said Khan had been suffering from cancer for a long time. Earlier, he had also received treatment at a facility in Ontario, Canada.

In a joint condolence message, Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) President Obaidur Rahman Shahin and Secretary General Kader Gani Chowdhury, Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) President Shahidul Islam and General Secretary Khurshid Alam expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Khan.

They prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy to  the bereaved family. 

In separate condolence messages, Jatiya Press Club (JPC) President Hasan Hafiz and General Secretary Ayub Bhuiyan as well as Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) President Abu Saleh Akon and General Secretary Mynul Hasan Sohel on behalf of the DRU executive committee, also mourned his death.

Born in Netrokona, Khan served as the chief reporter of the Dainik Dinkal and worked with distinction at various organizations during his long career.
He was a former Joint Secretary of the JPC and was associated with the Dhaka Reporters Unity from the time of its establishment.
Alongside journalism, Khan raised voices on various important national issues at different times. In 2021, he was among the 2,582 journalists who issued a joint statement demanding advanced medical treatment for former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia.