Former student leader and one of the key organisers of the 1971 War of Independence Serajul Alam Khan was put on life support on Thursday night.
Serajul Alam, who was undergoing treatment at the intensive care unit (ICU) of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), was put on life support around 11:15pm as his health condition deteriorated, said DMCH Director Brig Gen Md Nazmul Haque.
He is suffering from respiratory problems and various old-age complications, Nazmul added.
Serajul Alam Khan, who played the key role in the formation of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal, was admitted to Samorita Hospital on May 7 with respiratory problems. Later, he was shifted to DMCH on May 20.
