Prof Atful Hye Shibly Courtesy: North East University BangladeshForeign Minister AK Abdul Momen shocked at his brother-in-law's deathProminent educationist and historian Prof Atful Hye Shibly passed away at a hospital in Dhaka on Tuesday. Prof Shibly, former member of the University Grants Commission (UGC) and pro-vice chancellor of Rajshahi University, was infected with Covid-19 and breathed his last at Green Life Medical College and Hospital around 9pm while undergoing treatment, a press release said. He left behind his wife, son, and a host of relatives, and well-wishers to mourn his death. Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday expressed deep shock at the death of the educationist who retired from Rajshahi University in 2008, reports UNB. His wife Najia Khatun served for long in Dhaka Women College and Nursery School and College, Rajshahi University.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 30, 2020 03:59 UTC