Director General( DG) of Rural Development Academy (RDA), Bogura Aminul Islam passed away after being infected with Covid-19 at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) Saturday(June 11)morning.He was 57.
According to sources of RMCH that Islam, who was an additional secretary to the government, breathed his last in Intensive Care Unit of the hospital at 9.00 am with coronavirus infection.
He left behind wife, two children and a host of relatives, colleagues and well-wishers to mourn his death.
An administration cadre officer of BCS 8th batch (1986), Aminul Islam tested positive for Covid-19 on June 23 and had been undergoing treatment in the hospital since June 29.
During his long administrative career, he was Deputy Commissioner in Sirajgonj, Director of Local Government Division and Additional Commissioner at Rajshahi Divisional Commissioner’s office before joining RDA as it DG.