Former MP Salah Uddin Ahmed passes away

Former member of parliament (MP) from Dhaka-4 and Dhaka-5 constituencies Salah Uddin Ahmed passed away at a hospital in Dhaka on Tuesday night.

Salah Uddin, who served as the BNP’s commerce affairs secretary, breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital around 8:10pm.

His son, Tanvir Ahmed Robin, member secretary of the BNP's Dhaka South City unit, confirmed the news of death.

Robin also said his father's namaz-e-janaza would be held at Lal Mosque in Shyampur-Kadamtali after Zuhr prayers on Wednesday. 

The former MP had been suffering from various complications, including lung problems, for a long time.

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PM mourns death of former MP Salah Uddin Ahmed

The BNP also announced that a namaz-e-janaza for the former lawmaker would be held at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad at 11am on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman expressed deep shock and sorrow at the demise of Salah Uddin Ahmed.

In a condolence message, the prime minister prayed for the eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed his heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved family.

Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Deputy Speaker Kayser Kamal and Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni also mourned the death of the former MP.

Salah Uddin Ahmed was elected an MP as a BNP candidate in the general elections held in 1991, 1996 and 2001.