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He breathed his last around 6:50 pm on Sunday at capital’s Labaid hospital after battling cancer, Chairman of Bangla department Dr. Syed Azizul Haque said.
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His first Namaz-E-Janaza was held at the university's Fuller Road area around 11:30 pm on Sunday.
He will be taken to his hometown in Mirshrai of Chattogram on Monday where he will be laid to eternal rest after his second Namaz-E-Janaza.
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He is survived by his wife, three daughters, friends and a host of well-wishers to mourn his death. All of his three daughters are teachers of different departments of the country's premier Dhaka University.
Meanwhile, in a condolence message, Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor Dr Akhtaruzzaman expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of the late Professor.
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