Nasim passes away

Awami League presidium member and former Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim died on Saturday morning.

He breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Bangladesh Specialised Hospital in the capital.

His Personal Assistant Secretary Meer Mosharaf confirmed the death to Jago News.

Al Imran Chowdhury, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the hospital, said the duty doctors declared him dead at 11:10am.

On June 1, Nasim tested positive for coronavirus and was receiving treatment at the hospital. He also suffered a brain stroke during the treatment. He was on ventilation support after underwent a surgery. 

Born on April 2, 1948, Mohammed Nasim served as the former Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Minister of Home Affairs of the government of Bangladesh respectively during 2014-2019 and 1999-2001.