Three eminent educationists have been appointed as national professors for five years. They are-- Professor Emeritus and former vice chancellor of Chattogram University, Alamgir Mohammad Sirajuddin, Diabetic Association of Bangladesh President (BADAS) Professor AK Azad Khan, and president of Bangladesh Gastroenterology Society and Gastro liver Foundation, Bangladesh, Professor Mahmud Hasan. A gazette notification was issued on Thursday by The Ministry of Education. It announced their appointments in line with the National Professor (appointment, conditions and facilities) Resolution of 1981. It said that the educationists will fulfil the duties and enjoy various facilities of national professors in accordance with the resolution. The issued order will be effective soon, the notice said.

National Professor Dr Anisuzzaman was shifted to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Dhaka from another hospital in the city on Saturday after his health condition deteriorated.

National Professor Dr Jamilur Reza Choudhury passed away on Tuesday morning at a Dhaka hospital. He was 77.   Morshed Alam, an officer at Square Hospital, said Prof Choudhury was brought there around 4:30am. “He breathed his last at 5am at the emergency,” he said.   Zia Wadud, son-in-law of the National Professor, announced the demise of Prof Choudhury in a Facebook post. We mourn deeply the loss of Prof Jamilur Reza Choudhury, the first Vice-Chancellor of @BRACUniversity. Prof Choudhury passed away in the early hours of 28 April 2020. A renowned scholar, Prof Choudhury is widely recognised for his immeasurable service. pic.twitter.com/Njqc9lTtql