First Female VC of BUET Khaleda Ekram Passes Away

BUET VC passes away

Khaleda Ekram, Vice-Chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), died at a hospital in Bangkok on May 24, 2016. She was 66.

Former dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Planning and head of the Department of Architecture, Professor Khaleda Ekram breathed her last at Bangkok Hospital around 2:05 am, said her protocol officer Rezaul Karim.

Khaleda Ekram was the first female Vice-Chancellor of BUET. She is survived by a son, two daughters and a host of relatives and well-wishers to mourn her death.

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Account BenefitEarlier on May 11, she had been admitted to Square Hospital in Dhaka after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and later flown to Bangkok on May 13 as her condition deteriorated.

Meanwhile, President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed their deep shocks at the death of Khaleda Ekram.

In separate condolence messages, they prayed for the eternal peace of her departed soul and conveyed their sympathy to the bereaved family members, according to a news agency.
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