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