President M Abdul Hamid, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, different political parties and leaders expressed their shock and conveyed condolences at the death of Deputy Speaker of Jatiya Sangsad and valiant freedom fighter Advocate Fazle Rabbi Miah.
Fazle Rabbi passed away at 2:00 am (BST) on Saturday at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, USA at the age of 76, reports BSS.
In a condolence message, President M Abdul Hamid recalled the contributions of Fazle Rabbi Miah to conduct the House proceedings with skills and expertise.
President Hamid prayed for the eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family.
In a message of condolence, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said, "Fazle Rabbi Miah was involved in the movements against Ayub Khan and 1962's education commission and he fought in sector no-11 during the Liberation War."
The premier prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed profound sympathy to the bereaved family.
A number of cabinet members also expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Fazle Rabbi Miah, who was also a Member of Parliament from Gaibandha-5 constituency.
In separate condolence messages, Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, Agriculture Minister Dr Muhammad Abdur Razzaque, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque, Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud, Textiles and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi, Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Md Tajul Islam, Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin, Social Welfare Minister Nuruzzaman Ahmed, Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder, Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim, Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque, Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal, Law Minister Anisul Huq, Planning Minister MA Mannan, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi, Chattogram Hill Tracts(CHT) Affairs Minister Bir Bahadur Ushwe Sing, Railways Minister Md Nurul Islam Sujan, Science and Technology Minister Architect Yeafesh Osman, Posts and Telecommunication Minister Mustafa Jabbar, Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmed and CHT Peace Accord Implementation and Monitoring Committee Convener Abul Hasnat Abdullah mourned his death.
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam, State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain, State Minister for LGRD and Cooperatives Swapan Bhattacharjee, State Minister for Water Resources Colonel (retd) Zaheed Farooque, State Minister for Housing and Public Works Sharif Ahmed, State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr Md Enamur Rahman, State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid, State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mahbub Ali, State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury, State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak, State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Monnujan Sufian, State Minister for Social Welfare Md Ashraf Ali Khan, State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Md Zakir Hossain, State Minister for Industries Kamal Ahmed Majumder, State Minister for Youth and Sports Md Zahid Ahsan Russel, State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Fazilatun Nessa Indira, State Minister for Religious Affairs Md Faridul Haque Khan, State Minister for Planning Dr Shamsul Alam and Deputy Minister for Water Resources AKM Enamul Hoque Shameem also condoled the death of Deputy Speaker Fazle Rabbi Miah.
