BNP standing committee member and former minister Barrister Moudud Ahmed passed away at Singapore’s Mount Elizabeth Hospital on Tuesday.
He was 81.
Moudud breathed his last at 6:30pm, said his chamber assistant AKM Ehsanur Rahman.
“It’s very shocking news that Moudud Ahmed is no more. His demise is an irreparable loss to the entire nation,” said BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
As a seasoned parliamentarian, lawyer, freedom fighter and one of the organisers of the Liberation War, Fakhrul said Moudud was a guardian of the nation. “The people of the country have lost a genuine politician at his death.”
Meanwhile, President M Abdul
Hamid expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of renowned
lawyer and BNP leader Barrister Moudud Ahmed.
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.
BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman and secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir expressed deep shock at his death.
Law Minister Anisul Huq also expressed his deep shock and sorrow at the death of BNP leader Moudud.
Jatiya Party Chairman and deputy opposition leader in parliament GM Quader, Krishak Sramik Janata League president Abdul Kader Siddique and Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder and Trustee Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury also condoled his death.
Moudud’s personal assistant Mominur Rahman Sujon said the BNP leader had serious kidney complications and was struggling to get oxygen due to lung congestion.
The BNP leader was admitted to Mount Elizabeth Hospital for advanced
treatment on February 1. He had serious kidney complications and was struggling to get oxygen due to lung congestion.
Moudud is survived by his wife Hasna Moudud and daughter.
He was hospitalised in Dhaka on Dec 30 last year after he had fallen ill due to low level of hemoglobin. He also suffered a mild stroke while undergoing treatment at the hospital.
Moudud Ahmed is one of the founding members of BNP. He joined Jatiya Party in 1985 and served as prime minister and vice president in the government of military ruler HM Ershad.
After the fall of Ershad, Moudud returned to BNP in 1996 and was made law minister in Khaleda Zia's government in 2001.
Moudud served as the first post master general of Bangladesh after independence.
He was elected MP several times from Noakhali-5 seat and once from Bogura-6 constituency.
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