Staff Reporter:
Former Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University, Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique, is currently on life support at Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital in the capital Dhaka.
Prof Arefin Siddique, 72, sustained a head injury after falling at Dhaka Club around 2:40 pm on Thursday.
He was rushed to the ICU of the Neuro Science Unit at the hospital around 3:00 pm.
“His condition is critical,” said his younger brother, Shakrin Siddique.
“He fell at Dhaka Club while buying bakery items and was immediately taken to the hospital,” he said, calling upon everyone to pray for his recovery.
Prof Arefin Siddique, a former faculty member of the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism at Dhaka University, was appointed as the university’s 27th Vice-Chancellor in 2009.
He also served as the President and General Secretary of the Dhaka University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) and as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS).
