DHAKA, Sept 12, 2022 (BSS) - Ministers and State Ministers today expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Awami League presidium member and valiant freedom fighter Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury.

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

The cabinet members including Liberation Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obadul Quader, Agriculture Minister Dr M Abdur Razzaque, Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan, Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud, Law, Justice and Parliament Affairs Minister Anisul Huq, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal, Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister M Tajul Islam, Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni, Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr AK Abdul Momen, Planning Minister MA Mannan, Minister for Industries Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun, Minister for Textile and Jute Golam Dastigir Gazi, Health and Family Affairs Minister Zahid Maleque, Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi, Social Welfare Minister Nuruzzaman Ahmed, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister M Shahabuddin, Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim, Chattogram Hill Tracts Affairs Minister Bir Bahadur Ushwe Sing, Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, Railway Minister M Nurul Islam Sujon, Science and Technology Minister Architect Yafesh Osman, Post and Telecommunication Minister Mostafa Jabbar, Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmed and convener of the National Committee on Chittagong Hill Tracts Abul Hasnat Abdullah, among others, expressed deep shock over the death of veteran ruling party leader Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury.

In addition to this, condolence also poured in from State Minister for Industries Kamal Ahmed Majumder, State Minister for Youth and Sports Zahid Ahsan Rasell, State Minister for Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid, State Minister for Social Welfare M Ashraf Ali Khan Khosru, State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Mannujan Sufian, State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury, State Minister for Primary and Mass Education M Zakir Hossain, State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam, State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak, State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossen, State Minister for Rural Development and Cooperatives Shawpan Bhattachariya, State Minister for Water Resources Zahid Faruque, State Minister for Housing and Public Works Sharif Ahmed, State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid, State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr M Enamur Rahman, State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism M Mahbub Ali, State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Begum Fazilatunnesa , State Minister for Religious Affairs M Faridul Huq Khan, State Minister for Planning Dr Shamsul Alam, Deputy Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Habibunnahar, Deputy Minister for Water Resources AKM Enamul Huq Shamim and Deputy Minister for Education Mahibul Hasan Chowdhury.