Mustafa Kamal, chairman of Dhaka Sangbadpatra Hawkers Union Limited, passed away at a city hospital in Dhaka, yesterday. He was 70, says a press release.

Kamal, a freedom fighter, was laid to rest at Shaheed Buddhijibi Graveyard at Mirpur.

He left behind his wife, a son and five daughters.

Sangbadpatra Hawkers Kalyan Union Limited, Sangbadpatra Agent Association, and Sangbadpatra Circulation Managers Association expressed their condolences to the bereaved family.