JS adopts condolence motion over death of ex-president, 3 MPs

The Jatiya Sangsad on Monday unanimously adopted a condolence motion expressing profound grief over the death of a former president and other three former lawmakers.

Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury moved the condolence motion at the outset of the seventeenth session of the 11th parliament, BSS reports.

The deceased are former president Shahabuddin Ahamad, former lawmaker and language veteran M Abul Hashem, ex-lawmaker Quazi Rossy and ex-lawmaker Dr Syed Mokbul Hossain.

The parliament also expressed condolence over the death of an office assistant cum computer operator of the parliament secretariat M Siddiqur Rahman.

Besides, condolence was poured at the Jatiya Sangsad over the death of Rakiba Nasrin, wife of chief whip of the opposition M Moshiur Rahman Ranga, M Sharifuddin Mondol, father of whip Abu Sayeed Al Mahmud Shawpan, AFM Fazle Rabbi, elder brother of former chief whip ASM Feroz MP, valiant freedom fighter and Padua union Awami League president M Golam Kabir Talukder, uncle of Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud, Abdus Saleh Salam, father of Adiba Anjum Miita MP, legend singers of Indian sub-continent Lata Mungeshkar, legend singer of the Indian West Bengal state Shandya Mukherjee, noted singer and music composer Bappi Lahiri, noted journalist and executive editor of a Bangla Daily ‘Bangladesh Prothidin’ Pir Habibur Rahman, Justice FRM Nazmul Ahasan, National Baitul Mukarram Mosque Khatib Professor Mawlana Muhammad Salahuddin, Bangladeshi Sailor M Hadisur Rahman who was killed in rocket attack on a Bangladeshi ship ‘Banglar Samridhi’ on the bank of Black sea in Ukraine, Sylhet’s Gopalganj upazila Awami League President Iqbal Chowdhury, Tangail Dhanbari upazila Awami League President Badiul Alam Monju and Pirganj Press Club President Moksed Ali Sarker.

Referring to those who died due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the parliament also expressed deep shock and sorrow for sad demise of different professionals including doctors, health workers, member of police forces, political leaders and activists, media workers, businessmen, elite personalities and government and non-government employees in home and abroad.

The Jatiya Sangsad also expressed condolence on the fatalities who were killed in tragic launch capsize in the river of Shitalakkya, plane crush in south-eastern Guangji region of China and causalities held in different places across the world.