Dhaka, March 9 -- Eminent journalism teacher Professor Shakhawat Ali Khan passed away at a city hospital on Sunday night. He was 85.

Family sources said he had suffered a stroke a few days back and was admitted to a city hospital. After receiving treatment, he was released from the hospital. However, he was taken to the hospital again when he felt sick on Sunday night, where doctors declared him dead.

His Namaz-e-Janaza was held this morning at the Dhaka University (DU) Central Mosque, reports BSS.

DU Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Niaz Ahmed Khan, along with teachers and students of the university, attended the Janaza.

The body of the deceased will be taken to his ancestral home in Dhanua village under Shibpur upazila of Narsingdi dist...