Bangla Press Desk: Salahuddin Ahmed, a three-time former Member of Parliament and the BNP's central trade affairs secretary, has passed away (Inna Lillahi wa Inna Ilayhi Raji'un).
He died at 8:10 PM on Tuesday while undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in the capital.
Condolences over his death have been expressed by Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Tarique Rahman.
Tanvir Ahmed Robin, Salahuddin Ahmed's son and the Member Secretary of the Dhaka Metropolitan South BNP, confirmed the news of his father's passing.
Robin stated that his father's funeral prayer (Janaza) would be held on Wednesday after the Zuhr prayers at the Lal Mosque in Shyampur-Kadamtali. He has requested everyone to pray for his father.
Salahuddin Ahmed was elected as an MP representing the undivided Dhaka-4 constituency in the 5th (1991), 6th (February 1996), and 8th (2001) national parliamentary elections as a BNP candidate. However, he was defeated in the 7th (June 1996), 9th (2008), and 11th (2018) national parliamentary elections.
He had sustained serious injuries from a stabbing incident while protesting against voting irregularities during the 11th national parliamentary election in 2018.
Alhaj Salahuddin Ahmed, the former General Secretary of the undivided Dhaka Metropolitan BNP, had been ill for several years due to age-related complications. He was recently admitted to Evercare Hospital in the capital.
Leaders and organizations from various political parties, including BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi and Standing Committee members Mirza Abbas and Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, have also expressed their condolences on his death.
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