EX-DU VC Arefin Siddique passes away

Former vice-chancellor of Dhaka University (DU) Professor AAMS Arefin Siddique passed away. He was 71.

He breathed his last at 10:45 pm while undergoing treatment at the neurosurgery department of Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital.

Arefin Siddique’s brother Saifullah Siddique confirmed the news.

Earlier on 6 March, Prof Siddique withdrew cash from a bank booth before heading to Dhaka Club in Ramna. While conversing with others, he suddenly collapsed. His family members reported that he was immediately taken to Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital, where doctors placed him in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

Dr Siddique’s family decided that he will be buried beside his parents at Azimpur Graveyard.