Ex-state minister Mosharraf dies of coronavirus

AKM Mosharraf Hossain, former state minister for power and energy during the BNP-led four-party alliance, died of coronavirus at a city hospital on Saturday night. He was 83, reports UNB.

Mosharraf, also a member of BNP chairperson's advisory council, died around 8:30pm at Labaid hospital while undergoing treatment for the deadly virus infection, said party vice-chairman AZM Zahid Hossain.