Obituary

Selima Afroz Chowdhury, wife of noted journalist and litterateur Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury, died at the University College Hospital in London on Tuesday night after a prolonged illness. She was 71.
Selima was admitted to the hospital after having a heart attack on December 12. She was on life support as her condition deteriorated due to brain haemorrhage, said Rashed Chowdhury, press minister of Bangladesh Mission in London.
The body would reach Dhaka by a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight on Sunday, he said, adding, "She will be buried either at Banani or Intellectuals' graveyard."
She left behind her husband, four daughters, one son and a host of well-wishers to mourn her death.
Hearing the death news, visiting Foreign Minister Dipu Moni, Sheikh Rehana, Awami League presidium member Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim and High Commissioner in London Mijarul Quayes went to the hospital.
In a message, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday expressed deep shock at the death of Selima. She prayed for her eternal peace and conveyed sympathy to the bereaved family members.
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid, in a separate message, also mourned the death.