Eminent historian and National Professor Dr Salahuddin Ahmed has passed away on Sunday morning. He was 90.
He breathed his last around 6am at his Banani residence. He was suffering from old age complications.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed deep shock at the death of the eminent historian.
Dr Salahuddin Ahmed was awarded with Ekushey Padak and Bangladesh Sadhinota Padak (Independence Day Award).
Born in 1922 in Faridpur, Salahuddin Ahmed started his teaching career in 1948 as a lecturer at Jagannath College. Later, he joined at Rajshahi University.
He was also Professor of History at Jahangirnagar University and Dhaka University.