Lawmaker Abdul Mannan passes away
Awami League lawmaker of Bogura-1 constituency Abdul Mannan passed away yesterday at LabAid Hospital in Dhaka after suffering a massive cardiac arrest.
He was 67.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Mannan.
In a condolence message, the PM recalled the contribution of the former president of Bangladesh Chhatra League in various democratic movements, reports UNB.
“Awami League lost a skilled organiser and a devoted activist,” she said.
She prayed for the eternal salvation of the departed soul and expressed sympathy to the bereaved family.
AL General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader also expressed his profound shock at the death of Mannan, says a press release.
Mannan breathed his last around 8:30am, said T Jaman Niketa, vice-president of Bogura district AL unit.
He suffered a cardiac arrest on Thursday afternoon at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban when he went there to join the ongoing parliament session, Niketa said, quoting the lawmaker’s personal secretary.
Later, he was admitted to LabAid Hospital and kept on life support, Niketa said.
Manan left behind his wife, a son, a daughter, and host of relatives to mourn his death, reports our Bogura correspondent.
His body would be kept at the Birdem Hospital until tomorrow morning.
His first namaj-e-janaza will be at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban tomorrow.
Separate namaj-e-janazas will be held at the Bangladesh Agricultural University in Mymensingh and in Sonatala and Sariakandi upazilas of Bogura that day.
He will be buried tomorrow at his village Hindukandi in Sariakandi after his daughter Mahira Mannan, who lives in the US arrives today.
Abdul Mannan was born at Hindukandi on December 19, 1953.
He was the vice president of Bangladesh Agricultural University BCL unit during 1979-80.
Later, he was elected president of Bangladesh Chhatra League Central Committee.
Mannan was also a former organising secretary of AL.
With AL ticket, Mannan won Bogura-1 constituency in 2008, 2014, and 2018.
He also contested national elections with AL tickets from the same constituency in 1991, 1996, and 2001.