Dhaka:Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman attended the namaz-e-janaza of former Deputy Minister and five-time MP Abdul Hai on Thursday at the National Parliament premises.
According to United News of Bangladesh, a special munajat was offered for the salvation of Abdul Hai's soul after the janaza, which took place at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in the afternoon. Tarique Rahman placed a wreath on Abdul Hai's coffin to pay his last respects.
Several prominent figures, including Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Minister Dr. Abdul Moyeen Khan, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, and Social Welfare, Women and Children Affairs Minister AZM Zahid Hossain, attended the janaza. Other attendees included Liberation War Affairs Minister Ahmed Azam Khan, Deputy Speaker Kayser Kamal, State Minister for LGRD and Co-operatives Mir Shahe Alam, Whip Mia Nuruddin Ahmad Apu, and several Members of Parliament.
Abdul Hai, who was the former president of the Munshiganj district BNP and an adviser to the BNP chairman, passed away at a private hospital in Dhaka at the age of 77. His death was marked as an irreparable loss to nationalist politics by the Prime Minister, who expressed deep sorrow over his passing and described him as a tested leader of street movements for democracy. Tarique Rahman also conveyed his condolences to the bereaved family, relatives, political colleagues, and well-wishers.