A deputy tax commissioner has died from Covid-19 infection at the capital.
The deceased, Sudhangshu Kumar Saha, breathed his last at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Monday night.
Saha, a member of the 27th batch of Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) was undergoing treatment in an ICU of the hospital, said a press release issued by the National Board of Revenue (NBR).
Meanwhile, his wife, seven-year-old daughter and house-help have also been infected by the deadly virus.
The senior tax official was found to be Covid-10 positive on May 31.
He was then admitted to the hospital due to breathing difficulties, fever and was provided with oxygen support.
As of Tuesday, Bangladesh had a confirmed 71,675 coronavirus cases, with the death toll rising to 975 after a record 45 new fatalities were reported.
Till now the fast-spreading coronavirus has claimed more than 409,000 lives and infected more than 7,222,000 people globally, according to worldometer.
As many as 3,557,000 people have recovered from Covid-19, which has spread to 213 countries and territories across the world.