Funeral Prayer for Journalist Toufique Imrose Khalidi Held in London

Bangla Mirror Desk :

The funeral prayer of media personality Toufique Imroz Khalidi was held at the Brick Lane Jame Mosque in East London.
Bangladeshi journalist and media personality Toufique Imrose Khalidi died in London.
He died in London on October 2, 2026. His funeral prayer was held at Bricklane Jama Masjid in East London after the Zuhr prayers on Thursday, October 8.
The funeral was attended by Bengali-speaking journalists, media workers, politicians, cultural activists, and family members from Britain.
After the funeral, Commonwealth Journalists Association Vice President and veteran journalist Syed Nahas Pasha said, “Bangladeshi journalist and media personality Toufique Imroz Khalidi has created a unique chapter in the media.”
He was not only a journalist, but also a humane and pious person. As far as I know, after performing the holy Hajj, he brought with him a shroud, which he brought with him during his visit to London. When he suddenly fell ill in London, I myself took him to the hospital in an ambulance. He said goodbye forever. Today, wearing his own shroud, he said goodbye to us and left for the land of no return.
Meanwhile, UK Bangla Reporters Unity President Muhammed Shahed Rahman, General Secretary Abdul Bashir, Assistant Secretary A Rahman Oli, Bridgebangla24 Editor Shah Mostafizur Rahman Belal and other journalist leaders have expressed their condolences over the death of media personality Toufique Imroz Khalidi.
Raj Khalidi, son of the late Toufique Imroz Khalidi, said he will leave London for Bangladesh on Friday afternoon with his late father and
His second namaz-e-janaza will be held in Banani, Dhaka on Saturday and he will be buried at the Mirpur Intellectuals’ Cemetery.
It is worth mentioning that bdnews24.com is a private online news website in Bangladesh. It first started its journey as a web-based news agency under the name ‘bdnews’ in 2005 and debuted as a dotcom news website on October 23, 2006.
This is the first online media outlet in Bangladesh. Toufique Imrose Khalidi has been serving as the editor of the website since its establishment a few years ago by journalists Alamgir Hossain and Rashed Chowdhury.
After his death, Bishwadeep Das took over as acting editor-in-chief on 4 October 2026.