National Professor Brigadier (retd) Dr Abdul Malik, founder and president of National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh, died at the Heart Foundation at 9:40am Tuesday. He was 94.
Malik was undergoing treatment at the Heart Foundation and was suffering from old-age complications, said a press release.
He left behind his wife, a son, a daughter and a host of well-wishers to mourn his death.
Professor Malik was born on December 1, 1929 in a respectable Muslim family in village Paschim Bhag of South Surma, Sylhet.
Prof Malik passed MBBS in 1954 from Dhaka Medical College as a regular student. For higher education, he was sent to the UK in 1963 by the government. After passing MRCP in 1964 he received higher training in Cardiology at Hammersmith Hospital, Post Graduate Medical School London and other hospitals in UK from March 1964.
In 1978, Malik established the National Heart Foundation in Dhaka's Mirpur area. He was awarded the Independence Award in 2004 for his contributions to the field of medicine.
President, PM mourns
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and President Mohammed Shahabuddin expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of National Heart Foundation founder, National Professor Dr Abdul Malik.
In a condolence message, the prime minister said that Dr Abdul Malik was the pioneer of heart disease treatment in Bangladesh.
“He was a successful doctor, renowned teacher, and social worker. He has been awarded and appreciated in various ways for his philanthropic activities. His contribution in the field of heart disease treatment in Bangladesh will be remembered forever,” she said.
The president, in a condolence message, said nation will remember forever the contribution of Professor Dr Abdul Malik in the field of heart treatment in Bangladesh.
The prime minister and the head of state prayed for the eternal salvation of the departed soul and expressed sympathy to the bereaved family.
