Staff Reporter:
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Friday expressed deep shock at the death of Adviser Hassan Ariff, who died of massive cardiac arrest.
The chief adviser learnt the news of adviser Hassan Ariff’s death as soon as a plane carrying him from Dubai landed in Dhaka late this afternoon.
Soon after his arrival, he rushed to Labaid Hospital in Dhanmondi from the airport to pay last respects to the late adviser of the interim government.
“I am deeply shocked at his sudden demise. Adviser Hassan Ariff was a top lawyer who played a very significant role in the Interim Government,” Prof Yunus said in a condolence message.
He paid rich tribute to Hassan Ariff’s decades-long public service, including his time as a former adviser of a caretaker government and an attorney general of the country.
“He will be remembered as a brilliant lawyer and for his legal activism and defending human rights of dissidents, dissenting voices and the marginalised people of our society,” the chief adviser said.
He sent his condolences to the members of the bereaved family and prayed for the eternal peace of the departed soul.
Besides, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan expressed profound shock and grief at the death Hassan Ariff.
In a condolence message, Rizwana prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family.
Supradip Chakma, adviser of the interim government on Chattogram Hill Tracts affairs, expressed profound shock and grief at the death of Hassan Ariff.
In a condolence message, Supradip prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family members.
