The daily Bangladesh Pratidin's Executive Editor Pir Habibur Rahman has passed away at a hospital on Saturday.

He suffered a stroke while undergoing treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital and was shifted to the ICU of Labaid Hospital in Dhaka earlier on Friday evening.

Journalist Pir Habibur Rahman had been suffering many physical problems, including kidney ailment.