Doctor Najib Mohammad 66, head of the intensive care unit of Gonoshasthaya Nagar Hospital and Gonoshasthaya Dialysis Center, died of Covid-19 at a Dhaka hospital.
According to reports, he breathed his last at Bangladesh Specialized Hospital around 11:20am.
In a press release, Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA) prayed for the salvation of his departed soul while expressing profound sympathy to the bereaved family.
The number of doctors and surgeons died of Covid-19 in the country so far rises to 174.