Panchagarh Correspondent
A Freedom Fighter died with Covid-19 symptoms at Rangpur Combined Military Hospital (CMH) on Saturday night.
The deceased freedom fighter is Abdus Samad, a former president of Sadar union unit Awami League and resident of Moulubhipara village under Sadar union. He was 74.
Sadar upazila health and family planning officer Dr Afroza Begum Rina said he was an asthma patient.
The FF was admitted to Panchagarh General Hospital on Thursday with fever, cough and respiratory problems and then shifted to the Rangpur CMH where he died at the ICU around 8 pm.
He was buried after maintaining health guidelines.
With this, a total of five people died with coronavirus symptoms in the district where two tested negative and the results of the rest are yet to come.
