Noted journalist and cultural activist Kamal Lohani has been infected with coronavirus.
His son Sagar Lohani confirmed the matter to Jago News on Friday morning.
He said, his father was admitted to Health and Hope Hospital in Dhaka on Wednesday morning after his health condition deteriorated. He received the coronavirus test result of his father today.
Lohani was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2015. He served as the Director General of Shilpakala Academy from April 2009 until April 2011.
He got his first job as journalist in the Daily Millat in 1955. He joined as a secretary at Chhayanaut, a cultural organization, in 1962. He formed a left cultural organization - Kranti in 1967.