DHAKA, July 5, 2024 (BSS) - Grand Master Ziaur Rahman passed away following a heart attack while competing in the 12th round match of the ongoing National Chess Championship in Dhaka on Friday, Bangladesh Chess Federation chief arbitrator Harun Ur Rashid told BSS this evening.

He was 50.

GM Ziaur was competing against his fellow GM Enamul Hossain Rajib at the Chess Federation hall room where he suddenly fell to the ground around 5:50 pm, Harun said.

Later, he was rushed to Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital for treatment where the attending doctors declared him dead at 6.30 pm.

Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman was born on May 1, 1974.

Ziaur received the FIDE title of Grandmaster in 2002. He holds the highest FIDE rating ever achieved by a Bangladeshi chess player.