BSS: President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday mourned the death of Public Administration Minister and Awami League presidium member Syed Ashraful Islam.
In a condolence message, the President expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of Syed Asharf.
“His death is an irreparable loss to the country’s political arena . . . People
will remember his contributions with due respect for long,” he said. The head of the state also conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family and prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul.
In a condolence message, the prime minister recalled with profound respect his outstanding contributions to the country’s politics.
She said the country and nation are now deeply shocked at the death of a politician like Syed Ashraf.
Syed Ashraf, son of one of the four national leaders and Bangabandhu’s close associate Syed Nazrul Islam, breathed his last at Bumrungrad International Hospital in Bangkok around 9:45pm after battling against fatal disease lung cancer. He was 68.
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