Dhaka, May 4 -- Ron Haque Sikder, managing director of Sikder Group of Companies and a US citizen, has died in Dubai.

He died at Mediclinic Parkview Hospital in Dubai at 2:20pm local time on Monday, said Abu Sufian, public relations officer of a Sikder Group-owned company

Family sources said Sikder had been admitted to the hospital about a week ago with liver-related complications.

No further details were immediately available.

Ron was a former director of National Bank Limited and one of the leading figures in Sikder Group, where he served as managing director.

In April 2024, the Anti-Corruption Commission prosecuted Ron, his brother Rick Haque Sikder, and five others over allegations of money laundering. The commission later approv...