Ex-state minister Afsar dies at 81

Former state minister for Housing and Public Works Afsar Uddin Ahmed Khan died at his residence in Dhaka due to age-related complications on Wednesday. He was 81.

Afsar, the younger brother of Tajuddin Ahmed, the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh, breathed his last around 4.30am at his Laxmibazar residence, said advocate Amanat Hossain Khan, chairman of Kapasia upazila.

A former MP who represented Gazipur-4 constituency, Afsar is survived by his wife and, two sons. He was buried at his family graveyard in Gazipur after four namaz-e-janazas in Dhaka and Gazipur.

Afsar was elected as the MP of Gazipur-4 constituency in 1996 and became the state minister for Housing and Public Works in 1996. He was also an advocate.