Dr Fashiuddin Mahtab, former minister and also ex-secretary general of Bangladesh Diabetic Association, breathed his last at Leeds Hospital in London on September 22, says a press release.
His namaz-e-janaza will be held at Gulshan Azad Mosque in the city on September 27 and will be buried at Banani graveyard upon arrival of his body from London on the same day.
Speaker Jamir Uddin Sircar, Deputy Speaker Akhter Hamid Siddiqui, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain in separate messages yesterday expressed their profound shock at his death.
They deeply recalled the contribution of Fashiuddin Mahtab while he was serving as the minister for agriculture, finance and planning.
They prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed profound sympathy to the members of the bereaved family.