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Tangail MP Akabbar Hossain passes away

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17 Nov 2021 00:17:47 | Update: 17 Nov 2021 00:17:47
Tangail MP Akabbar Hossain passes away

Md Akabbar Hossain, member of the Parliament from Tangail-7 constituency passed away at a hospital in Dhaka on Tuesday. He was 65.

His son Barrister Tahrim Hossain Simant Akabbar died at the Combined Military Hospital Dhaka while undergoing treatment there.

His Namaz-e-Janaza will be held at Mirzapur High School premises after Johr prayers today.

Akabbar Hossain was elected as a Member of Parliament from Tangail-7 (Mirzapur) constituency as an Awami League nominated candidate in the 2001, 2008, 2014 and 2018 parliamentary elections.

He was also the Chairman of the Standing committee on the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges in the present parliament. The late lawmaker was born on July 12, 1956 in Postkamuri village under Mirzapur upazila.

Md Akabbar Hossain obtained BSS honors in 1977 and MSS degree in 1978 from the Dhaka University.

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