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AL leader AKM Jahangir passes away
DHAKA, Dec 24, 2020 (BSS) – Awami League central committee member and
former state minister for textile and jute AKM Jahangir Hossain died while
undergoing treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).
He was 66.
AKM Jahangir Hossain was admitted to BSMMU on December 2 when he tested
Covid-19 positive. Later, he tested Covid-19 negative but his health
condition remained unchanged. He breathed his last at 4.45pm today, Awami
League office secretary Barrister Biplab Barua told journalists.
He is survived by his wife, a daughter, a son and a host of relatives and
well-wishers to mourn his death.
AKM Jahangir was general secretary of Bangladesh Chhatra League, the
student wing of Awami League in 80s. He was the state minister for textile
and jute during the Awami League government’s tenure in 1996.
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