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Journo Syed Shahjahan dies of corona
Staff Correspondent
29 April, 2021 12:00 AM
Veteran journalist and valiant freedom fighter Syed Shahjahan passed away in a city hospital on Wednesday. He was 78.
He left behind his wife, a son, a daughter, and a host of relatives and well wishers to mourn his death.
His wife Syeda Jahanara Shefali said Syed Shahjahan fell sick on April 22 and his sample was tested immediately.
Later he was tested positive for coronavirus and he was admitted to Crescent Hospital on April 23. Later he was shifted to the intensive care unit as his health deteriorated.
Syed Shahjahan’s nephew said his uncle’s situation worsened on Wednesday afternoon. His oxygen saturation level turned low and doctors declared him dead removing life support equipments.
Journo Syed Shahjahan dies of Covid-19
Veteran journalist and valiant freedom fighter Syed Shahjahan passed away at a hospital in the capital on Wednesday. He was 78.
The former press secretary of Bangladesh’s first temporary President Syed Nazrul Islam breathed his last at Crescent Hospital in Uttara.
He left behind his wife, a son, daughter, and a host of relatives and well wishers to mourn his death.
His wife Syeda Jahanara Shefali said Syed Shahjahan fell sick on April 22 and his sample was tested immediately.
Later he was tested positive for coronavirus and he was admitted to Crescent Hospital on April 23 night. Later he was shifted to the intensive care unit as his health condition deteriorated.
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