<p>"Principal of Dhaka Ramkrishna Math (monastery) and Ramkrishna Mission breathed his last today at (Dhaka's) Apollo Hospital," the Mission said in an announcement.<br /><br />Clerics close to Aksharananda told PTI that the leading religious figure was kept under artificial life support since he suffered a hemorrhage two weeks ago. He was previously undergoing treatment for kidney ailments.<br /><br />Born at Khurda village of southwestern Satkhira in 1929, Aksharananda joined Ramkrishna Mission in Narendrapur of Kolkata in 1950 and subsequently turned to asceticism in 1959.<br />He returned to Bangladesh in 1972 to join a succour campaign in the war-ravaged Bangladesh to rehabilitate the distressed people and subsequently became the Principal of Dhaka Ramkrishna Mission, serving in this position for 37 years.<br /><br />His body has been kept on Dhaka Ramkrishna Mission premises for public viewing until tomorrow when he would be cremated at Rajarbag Baradeswari Kali Mandir crematory.<br />Hundreds of his admirers and followers thronged the mission to pay their last respects to him.</p>
<p>"Principal of Dhaka Ramkrishna Math (monastery) and Ramkrishna Mission breathed his last today at (Dhaka's) Apollo Hospital," the Mission said in an announcement.<br /><br />Clerics close to Aksharananda told PTI that the leading religious figure was kept under artificial life support since he suffered a hemorrhage two weeks ago. He was previously undergoing treatment for kidney ailments.<br /><br />Born at Khurda village of southwestern Satkhira in 1929, Aksharananda joined Ramkrishna Mission in Narendrapur of Kolkata in 1950 and subsequently turned to asceticism in 1959.<br />He returned to Bangladesh in 1972 to join a succour campaign in the war-ravaged Bangladesh to rehabilitate the distressed people and subsequently became the Principal of Dhaka Ramkrishna Mission, serving in this position for 37 years.<br /><br />His body has been kept on Dhaka Ramkrishna Mission premises for public viewing until tomorrow when he would be cremated at Rajarbag Baradeswari Kali Mandir crematory.<br />Hundreds of his admirers and followers thronged the mission to pay their last respects to him.</p>