DHAKA, Feb 24, 2021 (BSS) – Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun
today expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of noted economist and
former deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank Khondkar Ibrahim Khaled.
In a condolence message, the minister prayed for eternal peace of the
departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family.
Khaled breathed his last at 5.45am at the intensive care unit of
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital in the city,
family sources said.
He was admitted to a private hospital in the city’s Syamoli area with
COVID-19 positive on February 1.
Later, he was transferred to the BSMMU as Khaled was diagnosed with
different complications, including pneumonia.