(BSS) - Former Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University (DU) Professor Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique passed away at a hospital in the city tonight.

He was 72.

"He (Arefin)breathed his last at 10:45pm while undergoing treatment at the Neurosurgery Department of Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital," his brother Saifullah Siddique told BSS.
Saifullah said, “On March 6, Prof Siddique withdrew cash from a bank booth before heading to Dhaka Club in Ramna. While conversing with others, he suddenly collapsed. He was immediately taken to Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital, where doctors placed him in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).”

According to medical sources, the professor was put on life support as his condition deteriorated. He suffered a sudden brain stroke, which led to critical neurological failure.
He is survived by his wife, daughter, students and a host of well wishers and admirers.
Born on October 26, 1953, in Dhaka, Professor Siddique, hailed from Raipura Upazila in Narsingdi district, served as the 27th Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University in 2009, a position he held until 2017.

After completing his tenure, he returned to teaching at his department until his retirement in June 2020.

Besides,Professor Arefin served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS).