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PRESIDENT-CONDOLENCE-SHAHAN ARA
President mourns death of freedom fighter Shahan Ara Abdullah
DHAKA, June 8, 2020 (BSS) – President M Abdul Hamid today expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of freedom fighter Shahan Ara Abdullah, wife of parliament member and former Jatiya Sangsad chief whip Abul Hasnat Abdullah.
In a condolence message, the head of the state prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed profound sympathy to the bereaved family.
Shahan Ara, an eyewitness to the August 15 in 1975 carnage, breathed her last at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital here on Sunday night.
She was senior vice-president of Barishal district AL and advisory council member of Bangladesh Mahila Awami League.
BSS/SIR/SAH/2020 hrs