Speaker, Chief Justice, Law Minister mourn death of Jamiruddin Sircar

Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, MP, Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury and Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman on Sunday expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of former Acting President and former Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad, Barrister Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar.

In separate condolence messages, they prayed for the eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed their deepest sympathies to his bereaved family.

Barrister Jamiruddin Sircar died at a hospital in the capital on Sunday at the age of 94. He was born on 1 December 1931 in Noyabari village under Tetulia upazila of Panchagarh district.

The Speaker described Sircar's death as a great loss to the nation and offered condolences to his family, according to a Parliament Secretariat press release.

The Chief Justice expressed his condolences on behalf of himself, the judges of both the Appellate Division and the High Court Division of the Supreme Court, as well as the officers and employees of the Supreme Court Registry.

As a mark of respect, all proceedings of the Appellate Division and the High Court Division of the Supreme Court remained suspended for the second half of the day, while the Chamber Court also remained closed.

In his message, Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman said Barrister Jamiruddin Sircar was a veteran politician, an eminent lawyer and a dedicated advocate of parliamentary democracy.

He said Sircar discharged his responsibilities as Speaker with competence, wisdom and impartiality, making significant contributions to strengthening parliamentary democracy in Bangladesh.

"Throughout his long and distinguished career, he made invaluable contributions to the country's politics, legal profession and parliamentary affairs, which the nation will remember with profound respect. With his passing, the country has lost a distinguished political leader," the minister said.

He also prayed for the eternal peace of Sircar's soul and extended heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family.