Dhaka, Oct. 3 -- The death of bdnews24.com Editor-in-Chief and Publisher Toufique Imrose Khalidi has left a "profound void" in Bangladesh's media and journalism landscape, Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) has said.

In a condolence message on Saturday, the rights organisation paid tribute to Khalidi as a pioneer of online journalism who championed freedom of expression, the right to information and independent media throughout his career.

Under Khalidi's leadership, bdnews24.com played an important role in taking Bangladesh's news service beyond traditional media and into the digital sphere, it said.

It credited him with helping develop a new approach to delivering news and information quickly, professionally and objectively over more than two...