Mohsin Ali passes away

Social Welfare Minister Syed Mohsin Ali, who was undergoing treatment at Singapore General Hospital, died on Monday morning. He was 70.

He breathed his last around 9 am at the hospital, said the minister`s personal officer Abdul Kadir Pervez.

Mohsin Ali is survived by wife, three daughters and a host of relatives to mourn his death.

Syed Mohsin Ali was taken to Singapore on September 5 with life support for better treatment as he suffered a heart attack.

The minister was admitted to Birdem Hospital in Dhaka on September 3 with various complications, including pneumonia and kidney problems. He was on life support at the hospital.

The following day, he suffered a heart attack while undergoing treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital and was kept under mechanical ventilation since then.