Dhaka:Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman today attended the funeral prayer of Abdul Hai, a former deputy minister and five-time lawmaker, held at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban premises in the capital.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the Prime Minister paid his respects by placing a wreath on Abdul Hai's coffin. A prayer was offered for the eternal peace of the veteran BNP leader's soul, and a special munajat was conducted to seek forgiveness for him.
The funeral prayer was attended by several notable figures, including 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.
Abdul Hai, who was also an adviser to the BNP chairman and former President of Munshiganj district BNP, passed away at the age of 77 at a private hospital in Dhanmondi early Thursday morning. He had a distinguished political career, having been elected as an MP five times, beginning in 1979 and including terms in 1991, twice in 1996, and again in 2001. He served as the deputy minister for LGRD and Cooperatives and was a panel speaker of parliament.