Arefin Siddique passes away

Former Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University (DU), Professor AAMS Arefin Siddique, has passed away. 

He was declared dead after 10:30 pm on Thursday, the medical team that treated him at BIRDEM Hospital confirmed to Jago News.

On March 6, around 2:15 pm, Arefin Siddique withdrew money from a bank in healthy and normal condition. However, around 2:30 pm, while shopping at the Dhaka Club bakery, he collapsed. He was immediately taken to Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital, where tests revealed that he had suffered a head injury and a stroke.

The former Vice-Chancellor was placed in the ICU, and his condition worsened, leading to him being put on ventilation.

Arefin Siddique served as the 27th Vice-Chancellor of the university, appointed in 2009. After completing his tenure in 2017, he returned to his position as a professor in the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism. He retired from teaching at the university in June 2020.