Ex-CJ Mustafa Kamal passes away

Former Chief Justice Mostafa Kamal passed away at his Gulshan residence in the city early Monday. He was 80, reports UNB.
Family sources said Mostafa Kamal breathed his last around 3am.
He was laid to eternal rest at the city's Azimpur Graveyard following his second Namaz-e-Janaza on the compound of Gulshan Azad Mosque after Asr prayers. Earlier, his first janaza was held on the Supreme Court premises at 2pm.
The former chief justice left behind three daughters and a host of relatives and admirers to mourn his death.
Mostafa Kamal, son of famous singer Abbas Uddin Ahmed, was born on December 30, 1934 at Cooch Behar, India.
Mostafa Kamal, also a brother of famous singer Ferdousi Rahman and Mustafa Zaman Abbasi, served as the Chief Justice of Bangladesh from June to December in 1999.
Meanwhile, President M Abdul Hamid  and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed profound shock at the death of former Chief Justice Mustafa Kamal.
In a message of condolence, the President recalled Mustafa Kamal's invaluable contribution to Bangladesh's judiciary system and said a colourful chapter in the country's judiciary has ended in his death.
"He (Mustafa Kamal) was always very much vocal in establishing the rule of law in the country and keeping unharmed the independence of the judiciary," Hasina said in a condolence message.