Gayeshwar's wife Jhorna Roy dies

Jhorna Roy, wife of BNP National Standing Committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, passed away on Sunday. She was 67, reports UNB.

Jhorna breathed her last at around 04:00 pm while undergoing treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), said her daughter-in-law and Dhaka District unit BNP General Secretary Advocate Nipun Roy Chowdhury.

She said her mother-in-law had been suffering from old-age complications for a long time.

Jhorna is survived by husband, two daughters, one son, grandchildren and numerous admirers to mourn her death.

Meanwhile, BNP's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir expressed their deep shock at the death of Gayeshwar's wife.