Dr Mohammed Shafi, a retired professor of Dhaka University's Fisheries department, died in the early hours of Tuesday at a hospital in Dhaka. He was 85.
"The professor breathed his last around 1:00am at a private hospital after suffering from old age complications and post Covid-19 effects," Chairman of fisheries department Dr Md Monirul Islam told BSS.
He is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter.
The first Namaz-e-Janaza of the professor was held at the premises of the university's fisheries department around 10:30am Tuesday.
Later, he was taken to Mirpur Martyred Intellectuals Graveyard where he laid to eternal rest after second Namaz-e-Janaza on a mosque premises adjacent to the graveyard.
Meanwhile, Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Md Akhtaruzzaman expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of the retired professor and prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and expressed deep sympathy to the bereaved family.
