Former acting President and Speaker of Jatiya Sangsad Barrister Jamiruddin Sircar. -File photo

DHAKA, July 12, 2026 (BSS) – Tributes and condolences continue to pour in for former acting President and Speaker of Jatiya Sangsad Barrister Jamiruddin Sircar who passed away at a private hospital here today aged 94.

President Mohammed Shahabuddin, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Deputy Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Barrister Kayser Kamal, Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury, ministers, chief whip, whips, and state ministers have expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of Jamiruddin Sircar. 

Political parties, socio-cultural and professional organizations, government and private institutions also mourned the death of Sircar.   

In separate condolence messages, they prayed for the eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed their deepest sympathies to the bereaved family.

President Mohammed Shahabuddin in his condolence message marked Sircar’s departure as an irreparable loss for the nation as well as the country’s political arena.

“Nation will remember his contribution in flourishing democratic practice in the country with due respect,” he added. 

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman said Sircar, who was serving as a standing committee member of the ruling BNP, was a wise, experienced, honest, and dedicated figure in the political history of Bangladesh.

Throughout his long and distinguished political career, Sircar served with integrity, wisdom, and a strong sense of responsibility as Acting President and Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad. 

At different times, Sircar also served the nation in several important positions, including Minister of Education, Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, State Minister for Land, State Minister for Foreign Affairs, and State Minister for Public Works and Urban Development, the premier said. 

Besides, LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, Religious Affairs Minister Kazi Shah Mofazzal Houssain (Kaikobad), Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo, Liberation War Affairs Minister Ahmed Azam Khan, Land Minister Md. Mizanur Rahman Minu, Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir, Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon, Fisheries and Livestock and Agriculture Mohammad Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid, Water Resources Minister Md. Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee, Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Husain, Education Minister Dr. A N M Ehsanul Hoque Milon, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman, Science and Technology and Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Faqir Mahbub Anam mourned the death of Sircar.

State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salauddin Tuku and State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Yasser Khan Choudhury also expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of the veteran BNP leader.