A madrasa teacher in Sarishabari upazila of Jamalpur died of coronavirus on Wednesday night.
Deceased Mahi Uddin, 55, was an associate teacher at Konabari Dakhil Madrasa.
He tested positive for the virus on July 1. After that Mahi had been undergoing treatment at isolation ward of Sheikh Hasina Medical College Hospital where he died around 11pm.
Upazila health and family planning officer Dr Gazi Rafuqul Haq confirmed the matter.
His two sons –Kawser Uddin and Kafi Uddin—are now receiving COVID-19 treatment at isolation ward of the hospital.
Meanwhile, the government announced of reopening of Hafizia madrasas across the country from July 12, maintaining recommended health guidelines.
The Ministry of Religious Affairs announced the decision in a statement, saying that it was taken responding to an application of Islamic scholars.