Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- Vice Admiral Sarwar Jahan Nizam, a former chief of Bangladesh Navy staff, has died in hospital care at the age of 73.

He passed away around 9:15am on Friday at the Combined Military Hospital, the Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) said in a statement.

Members of the Bangladesh Navy, including the current chief of naval staff, have expressed deep sorrow over his death.

His funeral will be held after Zuhr prayers on Saturday at the Bangladesh Navy Headquarters Mosque, according to the ISPR.

He will be laid to rest at the Banani Military Graveyard with military honours.

Born on Nov 2, 1952, in Chattogram's Anwara Upazila, Nizam was commissioned into the Bangladesh Navy as a sub-lieutenant on Jun 1, 1973...