Veteran Awami League (AL) leader, former religious minister and valiant freedom fighter Principal Motiur Rahman passed away due to old age complications while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Mymensingh on Sunday night at the age of 81, report agencies.
He died at 11pm on Sunday at Nexas cardiac hospital in Mymensingh, his family and party sources said.
He served as religious minister after Awami League assumed office for the second time in a row following national election in 2014.
Meanwhile, President Mohammed Shahabuddin has expressed profound shock at the death of Motiur Rahman.
In a condolence message on Monday, the President said that the nation will forever remember Motiur Rahman's contributions to the Liberation War and education sector.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Motiur Rahman.
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