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Late journalist Habibur Rahman's longtime friend Ali Asif Shawon, hundreds of colleagues and countless followers had never experienced such a tragic day. Without a doubt, that was the most painful day of his beloved wife and kid's life.
I first saw Habib Bhai in the Media Lounge of the National Parliament House almost a decade ago. His charming smile charmed me from the beginning.
We last met at the Dhaka Reporters' Unity (DRU) on January 15. Amitosh Da, Foyez Bhai, Dipan and he were playing cards together. Uttam Da was seated at a nearby table. I said my goodbyes to everyone and returned home. Who knew, at the time, that I was bidding my final farewell to Habib Bhai? He still had that natural smile on his face.
We'll never have to say goodbye to him again. From now on, he will always be with us. We may get old, but he will always be a cheerful young man.
"Life is so short, so uncertain! Habibur Rahman, a promising Bangladeshi journalist, died in a tragic road crash in Dhaka’s Hatirjheel early on Wednesday. A reporter at Somoyer Alo newspaper, Habib was the former Organising Secretary of Dhaka Reporters Unity. May his soul rest in eternal peace," Nazrul Islam Mithu, DRU's current president, stated this on his Facebook status on the morning of January 19.
After Habib's death, his family and colleagues sought an inquiry.