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JS adopts obituary reference
SANGSAD BHABAN, June 5, 2018 (BSS) – The 10th Jatiya Sangsad
on the first day of its 21st session (Budget Session) today
unanimously adopted obituary references on a number of
distinguished personalities, including a sitting MP, two
former ministers, an ex-state minister, a former whip and four
other former MPs.
Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury moved the obituary
references separately with brief resumes on those who died
since prorogation of the 20th session of the 10th parliament.
The Speaker while moving the references said the House
expresses its deep shock at the deaths of sitting parliament
member (MP) and former minister AKM Maidul Islam, former
cabinet members M Shamsul Islam and Mahmudur Rahman, former
state minister ABM Shahjahan, ex-whip Alhaj Syed Wahidul Alam,
formers MPs Professor Dr Mohammad Shahab Uddin, Khandkar
Muhammad Khurram, Begum Amina Bari, Chaman Ara Begum and M
Iqbal, assistant librarian of the Sangsad Secretariat.
The house also condoles the death of poet Belal Chowdhury,
Justice Amirul Kabir Chowdhury, language movement hero
national Professor Mustafa Noorul Islam, language hero Chandu
Miah, Bir Pratik Hamidul Haque, liberation war organiser and
former economic advisor of Mujib Nagar government Abul Khair
Chowdhury.
Dr Shirin also expressed deep shock at the death passengers
who died by aircraft crash in Algeria and Cuba along with
accidental deaths home and abroad.
Participating in the discussion on AKM Maidul Islam,
Opposition Leader Begum Rawshan Ershad expressed deep shock at
the death of Maidul and conveyed deep sympathy to the members
of the bereaved family.
Besides, members from both treasury and opposition benches
including finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, commerce
minister Tofail Ahmed, shipping minister Shajahan Khan, chief
whip ASM Feroz, state minister for LGRD and Cooperatives
Mashiur Rahman Ranga, state minister for social welfare
Nuruzzaman Ahmed, Jatiya Party Secretary General AMB Ruhul
Amin Hawlader, Professor Ali Ashraf, Kazi Feroz Rashid,
Fakhrul Imam, Begum Noor-e-Hasna Lily Chowdhury, Nurul Islam
Omar, Rawshan Ara Mannan, took part in the discussion.
They conveyed deep sympathy to the members of the bereaved
family and prayed for the lasting peace of his departed soul.
The lawmakers also observed a one-minute silence as a mark of
respect to the departed souls. Later, a munajat was offered
seeking eternal peace of the departed souls.
As a mark of respect to the death of the sitting member Maidul
Islam, after adoption of the obit reference and munajat, the
speaker adjourned the sitting of the house at 12.51 noon to
resume it again tomorrow June 6 at 10.30 am.
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