Dhaka:Senior journalist Amir Khasru, a former Bangladesh correspondent for Voice of America (VOA), passed away at a city hospital on Saturday at the age of 64.
According to United News of Bangladesh, Khasru died around 7 p.m. while receiving treatment at Bangladesh Medical University in the capital.
He had been suffering from kidney and liver complications for an extended period. Khasru is survived by his wife, son, and daughter.
In his career, he served as the executive editor of Weekly Budhbar and worked as a diplomatic correspondent for the Daily Ittefaq.