Noted columnist Syed Abul Maksud no more

Noted columnist, researcher and writer Syed Abul Maksud breathed his last at Square Hospital in the capital city yesterday. He was 74.  Syed Nasif Maksud, son of the deceased told media that his father started to have respiratory problems around 7:00pm after which they rushed him to the hospital where he later passed away.

Dr Faisal Hoque, emergency resident medical officer of Square Hospital told media that he was brought dead to the hospital. “We conducted various tests including ECG and declared him dead around 7:09pm,” Faisal Hoque said.

In addition, Syed Abul Maksud was awarded the Bangla Academy Award in 1995 for his enormous contribution to Bengali literature.