Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Biswadip Das, the senior editor of bdnews24.com, has stepped up to take charge as the acting editor-in-chief following Toufique Imrose Khalidi's death.

The management appointed him to lead the newsroom on Sunday, days after the death of Editor-in-Chief Khalidi.

"Editor-in-Chief Toufique Imrose Khalidi died at a London hospital on Friday after suffering a brain haemorrhage. We are trying to come to terms with the loss. During this interim period, Biswadip Das will lead the newsroom as acting editor-in-chief," a bdnews24.com spokesperson said.

The organisation traces its beginnings to 2005, when BDNEWS operated as a news provider similar to a news agency. A change in ownership and management the following year set it on ...