Former dean of the Social Sciences Faculty of Chittagong University Prof Gazi Salahuddin Ahmed died of Covid-19 at a hospital in the capital on Friday. He was 78.
Prof Salahuddin tested positive for Covid-19 on July 21 and was admitted to the private Z H Sikder Women's Medical College & Hospital in Dhaka on July 31 after he complained of breathing problems, said his son Tanvir Salehin Gazi.
However, he passed away around 8:00pm in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the hospital on Friday.
Prof Salahuddin, also a former secretary of the CU Teachers' Association, was born on September 28, 1949, in Badarpur village of Sonaimuri upazila in Noakhali district.
A freedom fighter, Prof Salahuddin was originally a resident of the Pahartoli area in Chattogram. He played a vital role in the different movements in Chattogram.
CU Vice-Chancellor Prof Shirin Akhter and its deputy vice-chancellor Prof Benu Kumar Dey expressed profound shock at the demise of Prof Salahuddin.