Ex-AL MP Moslem Uddin dies

MYMENSINGH, May 2 (UNB): Former five-time lawmaker from Mymensingh-6 (Fulbaria) constituency and Awami League leader Advocate Moslem Uddin passed away.

He died while undergoing treatment at Japan-Bangladesh Friendship Hospital in capital on Saturday at 11:30 am. He was 88.

Family sources said Moslem Uddin was admitted to the hospital due to age-related complications and breathed his last at around 11:30 am while under medical care.

The veteran politician served as the president of Fulbaria Upazila Awami League, a former member of the Constituent Assembly, and former president of the Mymensingh District Lawyers' Association.

He was elected MP from Mymensingh-6 constituency as an Awami League candidate in 1986, 1996, 2008, 2014 and 2018.

He is survived by three sons, two daughters, and a host of relatives and well-wishers to mourn his death.