Writer Barun Das no more

Writer Barun Das, an employee of Bangladesh Betar, has breathed his last on Thursday afternoon after suffering a cardiac arrest.

A former student of Dhaka University's Bangla department, Barun compiled many programmes of Bangladesh Betar including "Mahanagar".

He also served as a researcher at Bangladesh Film Archive.

He was a regular contributor to various weekly magazines and left his mark of talent after taking part in Bangla Academy's young author project.

His contribution as a copywriter in ad agencies such as Expressions and Bangla Communications is also notable.

Barun left behind his wife, two sons, parents and a host of relatives and well wishers.