Former Minister Gias Uddin Is No More

Former minister, former president of Shariatpur district BNP and veteran politician T M Gias Uddin died at a hospital in the capital on Friday night. He was 83 years old.

BNP chairperson's press wing member Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter to media.

Gias Uddin took his last breath at Green Life Hospital about 10:45 p.m. while undergoing treatment for his fever and diabetes, Khan said.

He will be buried in the Taj Mahal Road Graveyard in the capital's Mohammadpur area, following a funeral prayer at the Jame Mosque in the same region after Johr 's prayer on Saturday.

T M Gias Uddin is survived by numerous relatives including two daughters, a son and grandchildren.

Meanwhile, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Shariatpur district BNP president Shafiqur Rahman Kiran mourned the death of T M Gias Uddin.