Journalist Pir Habibur Rahman has died at the age of 57.
He passed away around 4 pm on Saturday at Dhaka’s Labaid Hospital.
He was admitted to the hospital with a combination of health complications and was on life support at the ICU, reports bdnews24.com citing Managing Director Dr AM Shamim.
“He was taken off life support a bit after 4 pm,” he said. “He had been suffering from blood cancer for two years. He was COVID positive.”
Rahman was born on Feb 16, 1964. He was the executive editor of Bangladesh Pratidin.
Rahman went into remission last October after receiving a bone marrow transplant in Mumbai.
He tested positive for Covid-19 on Jan 22 and was admitted to Labaid.
He recovered from Covid-19, but was admitted to BSMMU due to kidney complications.
Rahman was transferred from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University to Labaid Hospital’s ICU on Friday evening after suffering a stroke.
