bdnews24.com :
AKM Zakaria, a pioneer in archaeological and folklore research in Bangladesh, has passed away.
He breathed his last at Samorita Hospital in Dhaka on Wednesday morning at the age of 97.
The former education and cultural affairs secretary had been admitted to
the hospital with lungs and kidney complications on Nov 26, his son Maruf Shamsher Zakaria told bdnews24.com.
“His condition was deteriorating over the past few days. He was put on life support on Tuesday. Doctors removed the support a little while before 12pm.”
AKM Zakaria, a pioneer in archaeological and folklore research in Bangladesh, has passed away.
He breathed his last at Samorita Hospital in Dhaka on Wednesday morning at the age of 97.
The former education and cultural affairs secretary had been admitted to
the hospital with lungs and kidney complications on Nov 26, his son Maruf Shamsher Zakaria told bdnews24.com.
“His condition was deteriorating over the past few days. He was put on life support on Tuesday. Doctors removed the support a little while before 12pm.”
