Profiles – Page 3

16Aug

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Bangladesh, Profiles, Sad But True

Abdur Rahim, Death Row Convict

Former Director General of National Security Intelligence (NSI) Brig Gen (retd) Abdur Rahim, a death row convict in 10-truck arms haul cases in Chattogram, died at a Dhaka hospital with Covid-19 infection. Quoting Mahbubul Islam, jailor of Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj The Daily Star reported that he breathed his last at the intensive care unit of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital around 6:00am. He was admitted to the hospital on July 31 after he tested Covid-19 positive at Kashimpur Central Jail-2. In 2014, a Chattogram court handed down death penalty to 14 people, including Abdur Rahim, ex-ministers Lutfozzaman Babar and Motiur Rahman Nizami, for smuggling 10 truckloads of arms into Chattogram during the BNP-led government's tenure in 2004.

16Aug

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Malaysia, Profiles, Sad But True

Ahmad Zaini Othman, Banker

Malaysia Building Society Bhd (MBSB) group president and chief executive officer Datuk Seri Ahmad Zaini Othman 64, has passed away after battling with Covid-19 complications. Ahmad Zaini took his last breath early this morning at 1:46am at KPJ Selangor Specialist Hospital. Ahmad carried four decades of banking experience and was appointed to helm MBSB (financial holding company of MBSB Bank Bhd) on February 26 2009. Datuk Nor Azam M Taib, currently the deputy CEO, would be the acting president and CEO. Under his leadership, he has transformed a non-bank financial institution by restructuring and turning around its financial standing into a profitable organisation. MBSB said Ahmad Zaini had successfully concluded the merger deal between MBSB and Asian Finance Bank. The me...

15Aug

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France, Profiles, Sad But True

Juan Gomez, Police Officer

The Albertville Police Department announced the loss of a former police officer due to COVID-19. Albertville Police said that Officer Juan Gomez passed away Saturday morning due to COVID-19. Gomez began his career with Albertville PD before he moved on to the Pelham Police Department outside of Birmingham. Gomez was noted as an “outstanding person and officer,” by Albertville Police and they send their condolences to his family.

14Aug

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Profiles, Sad But True, United States

Craig Ogletree, Footballer

Former Auburn linebacker Craig Ogletree, who also had a brief stop in the NFL, died Monday from complications of COVID-19. He was 53. Ogletree played four seasons with the Tigers and was co-captain of the 1989 team that won the Southeastern Conference championship. “Great linebacker, great leader,” said his college roommate, fellow linebacker Quentin Riggins. “He’d make play after play. What most people don’t know is that he was also an excellent student, a brilliant person. Great dad and husband. We just clicked. He was a very special person.” His best year with Auburn came in 1989 when he had 11 sacks and 113 tackles. That was the third of three straight conference titles the Tigers won. Ogletree, a Georgia native, was a seventh-round draft pick of the Cincinnati Bengals in ...

Hadiza Shagari, Former Nigerian First Lady

14Aug

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Nigeria, Profiles, Sad But True

Hadiza Shagari, Former Nigerian First Lady

Former Nigerian First Lady Hadiza Shagari, has died of coronavirus complications after contracting the deadly virus. The deceased first lady, who is the wife of late former President, Shehu Shagari, died at the age of 80. The statement signed by Capt. Muhammad Bala Shagari (rtd) confirm her death. “We regret to announce the demise of our beloved mother, Hajiya Hadiza Shehu Shagari, wife of H.E late President Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari, GCFR (Turakin Sokoto),” reads the statement. “We lost her in early hours of today, August 12, 2021, at about 3.00 am, after battling COVID-19 at the Gwagwalada Isolation Centre inside Abuja,” it reads. President Shagari bin govern Nigeria between 1979 -1983. A grandson of the late former president Her death also share di tori of Hadiz...

12Aug

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Malaysia, Profiles, Sad But True

Siti Sarah Raisuddin, Singer

Siti Sarah Raisuddin, a popular singer in Malaysia, died of COVID-19 on Monday after giving birth to her fourth child. The 36-year-old singer had been eight months pregnant and was experiencing low oxygen levels during her bout with coronavirus. Doctors in Malaysia put her into an induced coma on August 6 so her baby could be delivered safely via a three-hour surgery, according to The Straits Times. The baby boy was successfully delivered, but Siti Sarah did not survive. Her husband, popular Malaysian comedian Shuib Sepahtu, announced Siti Sarah's death on social media and told local reporters that he was not permitted into the hospital room but was able to have a video call with her one last time before she died. “At the time, I saw tears streaming down her cheeks, as if she und...

12Aug

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Profiles, Sad But True, South Africa

Ana Ekhomu, Security Expert

Renowned safety expert Ana Ekhomu has died after struggling with COVID-19 complications.. Born March 26, 1955, in Irrua, Edo State, Ekhomu died Monday night after weeks of illness. He was Africa Representative of the International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO). He obtained a Masters in Political Science from the Iowa State University, Ames, United States, 1979; PhD in Public and International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh, 1985. The first chartered security professional in West Africa was the President of the Association of Industrial Security and Safety Operators of Nigeria (AISSON). His wife had informed the body that their leader contracted COVID-19. She called for prayers as he received medical care in isolation. The deceased was famous for his m...

10Aug

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Profiles, Sad But True, United Kingdom

Brian Lynch, Businessman

A vaccine sceptic who urged others to their jab while he battled the virus in intensive care has sadly died of Covid. Brian Lynch, 46, wanted more long-term scientific data before getting his jab. The removal firm boss was admitted to Royal Blackburn Hospital on July 7. During his time in intensive care, he vowed to get the jab if he recovered. Brian, of Blackburn, Lancs., was later placed in a medically induced coma and died with his family and wife Gina by his side on July 31. Pal Nicky Ashton had organised a pub fundraiser to help support Brian when he got home. Lynch in a Facebook post said, “Last week I wasn't feeling well and despite what I think about testing, Covid vaccines etc, I sent off for a PCR test more out of the interest of my family, friends and business...

10Aug

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Bangladesh, Profiles, Sad But True

Najma Chowdhury, Educationist

Professor emeritus of Dhaka University (DU) Najma Chowdhury and a caretaker government adviser, has died of COVID-19. The prominent academic, who pioneered in establishing women studies in Bangladesh, breathed her last at a Dhaka hospital on Sunday morning. She died on Sunday while receiving treatment at the Bangladesh Specialised Hospital in Dhaka, according to Quoting Prof Md Ferdous Hossain, the chairman of the DU Department of Political Science bdnews24.com reported that she had tested positive for COVID. “She passed away after being hospitalised for several days. Her funeral prayers will be held at Gulshan’s Azad Mosque after Asr prayers and she will be laid to rest at the Banani graveyard.” The 79-year-old professor leaves behind two daughters. Her husband, former Chi...

9Aug

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Profiles, Sad But True, United States

Dick Farrel, Radio Host

Dick Farrel, 65, a former Newsmax host and pioneer of the shock jock genre, died on Wednesday in West Palm Beach, Florida, from complications relating to Covid-19. Prior to getting sick, Farrel wrote on Facebook that Dr Anthony Fauci was a “power-tripping lying freak”, mocked vaccines and referred to the pandemic that has taken more than 600,000 American lives as a “scamdemic”. His close friend Amy Leigh Hair said that Farrel had written to her from the hospital begging her to get vaccinated. “He texted me and told me to ‘Get it!’ He told me this virus is no joke and he said, ‘I wish I had gotten it!’” His partner Kit Farley said he “fought like a tiger”, and pleaded with people not to put off “getting attention for this illness”. “He was known as the other Rush Limbaugh. W...