President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of eminent engineer and National Professor Dr Jamilur Reza Choudhury.

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