Educationist passes away

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City Desk :
Prof. A.B.M. Abul Quashem, former Joint Secretary to the Government of Bangladesh and Member of the Board of Trustees of Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (BUBT), died from old age complications in a city hospital on Tuesday. He was 68.
He left behind his wife, three sons, one daughter and a host of relatives and admirers.
Prof. Abul Quashem served as a government college teacher from 1976-1984. Then he joined Admin service of the Government of Bangladesh in 1985 and retired in 2006 as a Joint Secretary of the Finance Division of the Ministry of Finance.
He was the Vice Principal of Dhaka Commerce College, former Senate Member of Dhaka University and also the Vice Principal of New Model Degree College, Dhaka before joining Govt college.
BUBT expressed deep condolence at his death and prayed for the salvation of the departed soul.
His Namaz-e-Janaza was held at Dhaka Commerce College premises after Zohr prayer on Tuesday. BUBT Trustee Board Chairman and its members, BUBT Vice-Chancellor Prof. Md. Abu Saleh, teachers, officers and employees were present at the Namaz-e-Janaza. He was buried at his family graveyard in Noakhali.
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