The Jatiya Sangsad on Tuesday unanimously adopted an obituary reference on eight distinguished personalities, including former MPs, secretaries, sculptor, poetry reciter and freedom fighter, educationalist and singer.
Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury moved the obituary references mentioning the names separately with brief resume on those who died since prorogation of the 15th session of the current 10th parliament.
The Speaker while moving the references said the House expresses its deep shock at the deaths of former Parliament Members Mohammad Abdur Rashid and Abdul Matin Miah, former Foreign Secretary and Ambassador Faruque Ahmed Chowdhury, ex-secretary Mohammad Nurul Huda, sculptor of Aparajeyo Bangla Syed Abdullah Khalid, freedom fighter and reciter Kazi Arif, educationalist and founding Vice-Chancellor of International University of Business, Agriculture and Technology Dr M Alimullah Mian and music maestro of Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra Mihir Nandi.
The House also expressed deep shock at the deaths of people in a terrorist attacks at a concert in Manchester and people who were killed in separate accidents at home and abroad in recent time.
The JS conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family members and prayed for eternal peace of the departed souls.
Later, a munajat was offered seeking eternal peace of the departed souls.
Lawmaker MA Awal Saidur Rahman conducted the munajat in the House.
