Former land minister Shamsur Rahman Sherif passes away

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TBS Report
02 April, 2020, 10:35 am
Last modified: 02 April, 2020, 01:06 pm
The five-time MP was the president of Pabna district unit Awami League

Former land minister Shamsur Rahman Sherif, an Awami League lawmaker from Pabna-4 constituency, passed away at the age of 81.

He breathed his last at the capital's United Hospital early Thursday around 5:30am, confirmed Mahjebin Shirin Piya, daughter of the former minister.

He had been suffering from various old-age ailments and was undergoing treatment at the hospital's ICU for the last several days.

The five-time MP was the president of Pabna district unit Awami League.

Sherif, also a freedom fighter, left behind his wife, four sons, five daughters and a host of relatives to mourn his death.

 

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