Dhaka, Feb. 6 -- Veteran journalist and television commentator Zakaria Kajal has died just a day before his younger daughter's wedding reception.

The 67-year-old breathed his last at Anwer Khan Modern Medical College Hospital in Dhaka on Friday afternoon.

He had been struggling with diabetes as well as kidney and liver issues for a long period.

Kajal served as chief reporter of bdnews24.com for about a year during 2007-08. He later went on to hold the position of head of news at Jamuna Television.

He was a former president of the Economic Reporters Forum (ERF) and at one point also carried out duties as acting secretary general of the Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ).

Family members said Kajal's younger daughter was mar...