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DHAKA: Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman attended the namaz-e-janaza of former lawmaker and deputy minister Abdul Hai at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on Thursday afternoon.
After the prayers, the prime minister placed a wreath on the coffin to pay his respects to the veteran politician.
Tarique Rahman prayed for the salvation of the deceased’s soul and expressed deep condolences to his bereaved family members, relatives and well-wishers.
Cabinet members, BNP lawmakers, political leaders and other concerned people attended the funeral.
Abdul Hai, a veteran politician from Munshiganj, freedom fighter and former adviser to late prime minister Khaleda Zia, died at a private hospital in Dhanmondi, Dhaka, at around 1:30am on Thursday. He was 77.
During his political career, Hai was elected a member of parliament five times. He served as deputy minister for the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, a panel speaker of parliament and president of Munshiganj district BNP.
Born on 5 January 1949 in Hosendi village under Gazaria upazila of Munshiganj, Hai became involved in politics during his student years. He began his career as an elected public representative after becoming chairman of Panchasar Union Parishad in 1973.
He joined the BNP in 1978 and was first elected to parliament in 1979.
His death has cast a pall of grief over the political community in Munshiganj, where he played a significant role for decades. Political colleagues, party leaders and activists, and well-wishers have expressed their condolences.
Family members had arranged for the first funeral prayers to be held at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in the presence of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, followed by a second namaz-e-janaza in Munshiganj.