Patuakhali-1 MP Shahjahan Mia passes away

Member of Parliament for Patuakhali-1 constituency, former state minister for Religious Affairs and Patuakhali district unit Awami League president Advocate Shahjahan Mia passed away at around 6 am on Saturday at a hospital in the city.

He was 83. He had been suffering from various old age complications for a long time.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of Md Shahjahan Miah.

In a condolence message, the premier prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved