File photo of Dr Md Moyeen Uddin Dhaka TtribuneThe Sylhet medical college assistant professor was the first doctor in Bangladesh to die from Covid-19Dr Md Moyeen Uddin, assistant professor of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College (SOMC), has been laid to rest beside his parents’ graves at Nadampur village of Chhatak upazila in Sunamganj. UNO Golam Kabir said six people in personal protection equipment (PPE) participated in Dr Moyeen’s namaj-e-janaza before burying him. Since the Covid-19 pandemic unfolded in Bangladesh, Dr Moyeen had been working on the frontlines in the battle against the coronavirus in Sylhet, during which he was most likely infected. He was tested positive after the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) tested his sample on April 5. Before that, Dr Moyeen was in home-quarantine from March 30.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 15, 2020 17:37 UTC