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Russell mourns death of HT Imam
DHAKA, March 4, 2021 (BSS) – State Minister for Youth and Sports Mohammad
Zahid Ahsan Russell, MP today expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s political affairs adviser HT Imam.
In a condolence message, the State Minister said HT Imam, responding to
the call of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1971,
resigned from the lucrative job in the Pakistan Civil Service and worked for
the Liberation War. After the independence, he also worked tirelessly to
implement the ideology of Bangabandhu.
He also said that HT Imam had played an important role in defending the
country’s democracy as the convener of the election steering committee of the
14-party alliance, led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the 2008 national
election.
The State Minister prayed for the eternal peace of the departed soul and
conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family, the message added.
The veteran politician and former cabinet secretary breathed his last early
today at around 1.15 am at the Combined Military Hospital in the capital.
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