Dhaka, June 14 -- Abdullah's COVID-19 test result came back positive after his death, said Khalid, adding that the state minister's body is being taken to Gopalganj for burial.

The technocrat minister fell ill at his Bailey Road home on Saturday night and was subsequently taken to the Combined Military Hospital. He later died of a "heart attack", according to his aide Khandaker Yasir Arafat said.

But Awami League Presidium Member Jahangir Kabir Nanak told reporters on Saturday that measures would be taken in line with health directives on conducting coronavirus testing.

Having worked as the parliamentary representative of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Gopalganj-3 constituency several times, he took charge of the ministry as state min...