Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- BNP Acting Secretary General and Prime Minister's Advisor Ruhul Kabir

Rizvi has expressed condolences over the death of bdnews24.com Editor-in-Chief Toufique Imrose Khalidi.

In a condolence message on Friday, he prayed for the salvation of the departed soul and called Khalidi an "honest and courageous journalist who set an example in his work".

"At a time when journalism is free, the departure of a brave journalist like him is certainly a sorrow," Rizvi said.

Doctors pronounced Khalidi dead at 2:23pm London time on Friday.

The veteran journalist, who pioneered bringing Bangladesh's news services into the digital world, was 59.

He had been admitted to St Bartholomew's Hospital on Thursday night after suffering a brai...