DHAKA, April 14, 2021 (BSS) – President M Abdul Hamid today expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of former law minister and Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president Advocate Abdul Matin Khasru.
In a condolence message, the President said the nation will always remember Matin Khasru’s contribution to the abolishment of the Indemnity Ordinance paving the way for the trial of the killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
“Besides, his (Khasru) role to the establishment of parliamentary democracy and the rule of law will remain bright in the history of the country’s parliamentary affairs forever,” President Hamid added.
The head of state prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family.
Matin Khasru, the newly elected president of the Supreme Court Bar Association, breathed his last at 4.45 pm at the age of 71 at the Combined Military Hospital, where he had been undergoing treatment with COVID-19 infection since March 16.
A five-time MP from Cumilla-5 constituency, Matin Khasru served the Awami League government as the law minister from 1996 to 2001.
Matin Khasru, presidium member of Awami League, was a freedom fighter and the commander of Burichang in Cumilla during the Liberation War in 1971.