Former Paradip press photographer and former working president of the Paradip Port Banika Sangh (PPBS) Dibakar Baisakh (75) died of cardiac arrest on Friday.
Late Baisakh established the Jagannath Studio at the beginning of the port town and provided photographs to various Odia and English newspapers. Notably, his son NM Baisakh is a senior journalist.
PPBS president Santosh Kumar Patnaik and members expressed their deepest condolences over Baisakh’s death and prayed that his soul rest in peace.
Senior journalists Amarnath Parida, Gagan Bihari Sahoo, Nrusingha Das, Sasanka Acharya, Prasant Rout, Sukadev Jena, Batakrushna Das, Sandeep Lenka, Jagabandhu Swain, Sanjay Mishra, Rabindra Jena, Jagannath Satpathy, Aditya Routray, Ratnakar Jena, Pravat Mohapatra and others expressed deep grief over the demise of Baishakh and wished the bereaved family great courage and patience in such a tragic time.