Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- He breathed his last at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital around 4 am on Monday, the Ministry of Science and Technology said in a statement.

Dilip contracted the coronavirus about three or four days ago, according to AKM Zakaria, chief scientific officer of BAEC.

"He got tested at a private hospital in Dhaka and the report came back positive. He later passed away on Monday," he said.

Dilip Kumar Saha was born in Manikganj's Baokhand village in 1959.

He was appointed as the chairman of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission in August 2017, having previously served as the director of the Atomic Energy Centre in Dhaka.

Dilip joined the Atomic Energy Centre at Dhaka in 1983 as a scientific officer after obtaining his MSC ...