Dhaka, Sept. 8 -- Badruddin Umar, a prolific writer, researcher and prominent leftist intellectual, has died at the age of 93.

He passed away at 10:05am on Sunday at Bangladesh Specialized Hospital in Dhaka after a long struggle with age-related complications, according to his organisation, the Jatiya Mukti Council."His health had already been fragile. On Sunday morning, as his condition worsened, he was taken to hospital, where doctors declared him dead," said Faizul Hakim, the council's secretary.Badruddin had been admitted to the hospital earlier in July with breathing difficulties and high blood pressure. Though he recovered briefly and returned home, his condition declined again in recent days, reports bdnews24.com.

He will be laid...