JS adopts obituary over death of deputy speaker and other distinguished persons

The Jatiya Sangsad on Sunday unanimously adopted a condolence motion expressing profound grief over the death of Deputy Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad as the liberation war veteran died  on July 22 in New York at the age of 76.

The House also adopted the condolence motion at the death of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, died after being shot on July 8 while giving a campaign speech.

Abe, who was 67 years old, was prime minister until late 2020 and was one of Japan’s best known politicians.

Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury moved the condolence motion at the outset of the nineteenth session of the 11th parliament held at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in Dhaka, BSS reports.
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The parliament also adopted condolence motion due to death a former member of the Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh and other four ex-parliament members.

The deceased includes valiant freedom fighter and one of the organizers of liberation war Abu Saleh, former lawmaker of third national parliament Abbas Ali Mondol of Jaipurhat-1, former lawmaker of fifth jatiya Sangsad Karimuddin Bharasa of Rangpur-1, former lawmaker fourth Jatiya Sangsad Mohammad Shoaib of Dinajpur-5 and another former lawmaker of tenth jatiya Sangsad Khurshid Ara Huq of Women reserve seat-50.