Former Bangladesh Navy chief retired Rear Admiral Mohammad Mohaiminul Islam. -- ISPR Photo

Former Bangladesh Navy chief retired Rear Admiral Mohammad Mohaiminul Islam died of COVID-19 on Tuesday.

He was 79.

Mohammad Mohaiminul was admitted to the Combined Military Hospital on July 1 after he had tested positive for COVID-19.  He had also been suffering from kidney ailments for long.

He was the chief of Bangladesh Navy from 1991 to 1995.

His namaz-e-janaza was held at the Naval Headquarters Mosque after Asr prayers. Mohammad Mohaiminul was buried at the military graveyard in Banani maintaining proper health directives, said an Inter-Services Public Relations press release.