Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- TIK.

I am in a state of shock as I write this. Forgive me, Toufique, but I could not imagine writing an obit notice for you. It makes no sense that you die at 59 while I am 75. The young have no right to go away so soon. You were supposed to write my obit notice, not me yours.

How long do we go back? I have no idea. I won't even try to remember. But it was the media that brought us close, be it bdnews24.com, the BBC, or the many other pitches we have batted on. All these are just memories now.

I am not just an ex-colleague from bdnews24.com, where I was the executive editor, from 2012 -13. I had begun to write for bdnews24.com when I was living in Canada. When I decided to shift back, you invited me to join and I happi...