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Bangla Academy chairman Shamsuzzaman Khan passes away

Staff Reporter
14 Apr 2021 15:51:39 | Update: 14 Apr 2021 19:18:43
Bangla Academy chairman Shamsuzzaman Khan passes away
Shamsuzzaman Khan (File photo)

Bangla Academy chairman and eminent folklorist Shamsuzzaman Khan passed away at a Dhaka hospital on Wednesday after being infected with COVID-19.

He breathed his last around 2:00pm at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital.

Poet Pias Majid confirmed the matter to the media.

Shamsuzzaman Khan was also suffering from old-age complications.

He was put on life support at the BSMMU Hospital on Sunday as his condition deteriorated, said Pias.

President M Abdul Hamid, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Shamsuzzaman Khan.

 

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