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HABIBUR-BURIAL
Habibur Rahman Mollah laid to eternal rest at Matuail
DHAKA, May 6, 2020 (BSS) – Awami League (AL) lawmaker and freedom fighter
Habibur Rahman Mollah was laid to eternal rest with state honor at the
Matuail central graveyard in the city after Asr prayers following his Namaz-
e-Janaza at Matuail Eidgah field.
People from all strata, including political leaders and activists, joined
the Namaz-e-Janaza of Mollah.
AL leaders paid tributes to the veteran freedom fighter on behalf of Prime
Minister and party President Sheikh Hasina by placing wreath on the coffin of
Mollah while other associate bodies of the ruling AL also paid homage to him.
Habibur Rahman Mollah, Member of Parliament (MP) from Dhaka-5 constituency,
breathed his last at the age of 78 at a city hospital around 9.50am today.
Earlier, Mollah was admitted to Square Hospital in the capital on April 27.
Later, in the afternoon on the same day, he was put on life support at the
hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) as his physical condition had
deteriorated.
He is survived by wife, three sons, three daughters and a host of relatives
and admirers.
Born on 27 January in 1942, the veteran Awami League politician was elected
MP for three times in 2008, 2014 and 2018 from Dhaka-4 and Dhaka-5
constituencies respectively.
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