DU teacher dies of COVID-19

A professor of Dhaka University (DU) died of coronavirus on Sunday evening, UNB reports.

Shakil Uddin Ahmed was a professor at the Department of Soil, Water and Environment.

A professor of Dhaka University (DU) died of coronavirus on Sunday evening, UNB reports.

Shakil Uddin Ahmed was a professor at the Department of Soil, Water and Environment.

He breathed his last around 8:00pm at capital’s Green Life hospital where he was admitted after testing positive for COVID-19, confirmed DU proctor AKM Golam Rabbani.

“We heard his condition was improving. Shakil’s death shocked us deeply,” said Rabbani.

Professor Shakil joined the university in 2002.