Huq breathed his last at the Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka on Monday night, the Inter Services Public Relations Directorate said in a statement. Huq held important posts in different ships and naval bases in his long career, including a senior engineer officer at the then Pakistan Navy warship and an engineer officer in a destroyer ship. Following his return from Pakistan, Huq served as the first navy chief in Bangladesh from Apr 7, 1972 to Nov 6, 1973. A funeral prayer for Huq will be held at the Naval Headquarters mosque after the Zuhr prayer on Tuesday. Huq completed a basic engineering course from the Royal Naval Engineering College in Britain in 1958 and a marine engineering specialisation course in 1961.

Source: bd News24 January 26, 2021 06:56 UTC