Ex-Speaker Jamiruddin Sircar passes away

Barrister Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar, a former Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad who had also served as acting President of Bangladesh, has passed away. He was 95.

He breathed his last in the early hours of Sunday (12 July) while undergoing treatment at the Bangladesh Specialized Hospital at Shyamoli in the capital. He was declared dead at 4:19am. 

He had been suffering from various age-related complications for a prolonged period. Only hours before his death, Deputy Speaker Barrister Kayser Kamal visited him at the hospital on Saturday night to inquire about his failing health.

Barrister Jamiruddin Sircar left behind two sons-- Barrister Muhammad Nawshad Zamir and Muhammad Naoufel Jamir-, daughter Nilufar Jamir and a host of relatives of well-wishers to mourn his death. Nawshad Zamir is current BNP MP from Panchagarh-1 constituency.

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Barrister Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar was born on 1 December 1931 in the village of Nayabari at Tetulia upazila of Panchagarh. He was a senior lawyer of Bangladesh Supreme Court and a senior leader of BNP. 

He served as the Speaker from 2001 to 2009. Following the passing of former President AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury, Sircar briefly took on the responsibilities of the Acting President from June 2002 to September 2002.

Beyond his roles as Speaker and President, Sircar held several crucial ministerial portfolios throughout his career, including the Ministries of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Education, and Land.