BSS-30 PM mourns death of Fazle Hasan Abed

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PM mourns death of Fazle Hasan Abed

DHAKA, Dec 20, 2019 (BSS) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of BRAC founder and chair emeritus Sir Fazle Hasan Abed.

In a condolence message, the prime minister said Fazle Hasan Abed played an important role in realising support, raising fund and creating public opinion in favour of Bangladesh’s great liberation war.

“He (Abed) also worked rebuilding the war-ravaged Bangladesh after independence,” she said, adding that the nation has suffered an irreparable loss in the death of a humanitarian person like him.

Sheikh Hasina prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed profound sympathy to the bereaved family.

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed died of a brain tumor at a hospital in the city tonight at the age of 83.

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