Toufique Imrose Khalidi, the publisher and editor-in-chief of bdnews24.com, has passed away at the age of 59 while undergoing treatment at a hospital in London, United Kingdom.
Khalidi was admitted to a hospital in London on Thursday night (October 1, 2026) following a sudden brain hemorrhage. Attending doctors declared him dead on Friday (October 2, 2026) at 2:23 PM local time.
A pioneering figure in the development of online journalism in Bangladesh, Toufique Imrose Khalidi possessed extensive experience across print, broadcast, and digital media. In addition to working with prominent national broadsheet newspapers, he served as a presenter, producer, and editor at the BBC in the United Kingdom. Under his leadership and ownership, Bangladesh’s first 24/7 internet-based news outlet, bdnews24.com, was launched in a newly redesigned format in 2006. In recognition of his outstanding contributions to digital journalism in Bangladesh, he was honored with the ‘National ICT Award’ in 2017 by the then Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury.
The sudden demise of this veteran journalist, who brought groundbreaking transformations to online journalism, has cast a deep pall of gloom over the country’s media fraternity. Further details regarding his final moments in the UK were not immediately available.
