UNB, Dhaka :
Eminent banker Khondkar Ibrahim Khaled died in a city hospital in the city early on Wednesday morning while undergoing treatment for post-Covid complications. He was 80.
Khaled breathed his last around 5.45 am at the intensive care unit of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), his younger brother Mohammed Khaled said.
He had been undergoing treatment at BSMMU for the past several days after testing positive for Covid-19. But later he had tested negative.
In fact, the former deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank had developed multiple health problems after recovering from Covid, said Proshanto Majumdar, the hospital’s public relations officer.
His condition had deteriorated further after testing negative for Covid, he said.
Khaled’s body will be taken to Kochikachar Mela in Segunbagicha at 11.30 am so that people can pay their last respects to him.
Khaled’s first namaz-e-janaza will be held at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque after Zohr prayer, from where his body will be taken to Gopalganj for burial.
Meanwhile, President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed deep shock at the death of former deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank and prominent economist Khandaker Ibrahim Khaled.
In a condolence message, the President said that the people of Bangladesh will always remember the contributions of Khandaker Ibrahim Khaled in the development of the banking sector.
The President prayed for the departed soul of Khaled and conveyed deep sympathy to his bereaved family.
In a condolence message, Hasina said the contribution of Khandoker Ibrahim Khaled will be remembered in the flourishing banking sector. She also prayed for the eternal salvation of the departed soul.
