Staff Reporter:
Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman attended the namaz-e-janaza of former deputy minister and five-time lawmaker Abdul Hai on Thursday on the premises of Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in the capital.
The Prime Minister joined the namaz-e-janaza this afternoon and placed a wreath on the coffin of the veteran BNP leader as a mark of respect.
Tarique Rahman prayed for the eternal peace of the departed soul, while a special munajat was offered after the janaza, seeking forgiveness for the deceased.
LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, Social Welfare, Women and Children Affairs Minister AZM Zahid Hossain, Liberation War Affairs Minister Ahmed Aazam Khan, Deputy Speaker Kayser Kamal, State Minister for LGRD and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam and Whip Mia Nur Uddin Ahmed Apu, along with other members of parliament, attended the janaza.
Abdul Hai, former President of Munshiganj district BNP and an adviser to the BNP chairman, died at a private hospital in the city’s Dhanmondi area at around 1:30am on Thursday while undergoing treatment.
He was 77. Abdul Hai was elected MP five times, first in 1979 and later in 1991, twice in 1996 and again in 2001. He also served as deputy minister for LGRD and Cooperatives and as a panel speaker of parliament.
