Defence ministry’s senior secretary Abdullah Al Mohsin dies of COVID-19

Senior secretary to the defence ministry, Abdullah Al Mohsin Chowdhury died from coronavirus on Monday morning, reports UNB.

Abdullah Al Mohsin, 57, who was undergoing treatment at Combined Military Hospital, suffered a heart attack at 8:45am and breathed his last at 9:30am, said additional secretary Md Mahmud-ul-Haque.

The senior secretary got admitted to the hospital on 29 May after contracting coronavirus, UNB quoted Bhasani Mirza, administrative officer of secretary’s office, as saying.

Later, he was shifted to the ICU on 6 June and was put on life support on 18 June.

He is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.