He was an assistant professor in the medical college and was in his late 40s. The doctor passed away at 6:45 am on Wednesday at Kurmitola General Hospital in Dhaka, the hospital's Deputy Director ABM Belayet Hossain said. “The doctor from Sylhet was admitted to our hospital with COVID-19 and was kept under ventilation for three days. He died due to respiratory failure on Wednesday,” he told bdnews24.com. The doctor, a cardiologist and medicine specialist, became the first COVID-19 case in Sylhet after testing positive on Apr 5 and was in isolation at his home in Housing Estate since then.

Source: bd News24 April 15, 2020 05:14 UTC