Abdul Hyee, Jhenaidah-1 constituency MP and president of the district Awami League, has died. He was 78. He breathed his last at 7am (local time) on Saturday at the Bumrungrad Hospital in Thailand.
His personal assistant Shahidul Islam confirmed his death from Thailand. Hyee, also a former state minister, left behind wife, one daughter, and two sons to mourn his death.
Abdul Hyee was born in Mohammadpur village of Shailkupa upazila. He was the youngest of the three sons and two daughters of his parents. He was elected MP from Jhenaidah-1 in the 2001 elections.
In 2001, he was elected the convener of the Jhenaidah district Awami League. In 2005, Abdul Hyee became president of the Jhenaidah district Awami League. In the ninth national parliamentary election held in 2008, he was re-elected with AL ticket.
He served as the state minister for Fisheries and Livestock from 2012-2014. In the 12th national elections, he was again elected MP as the Awami League candidate.
In 2022, he was elected the president of the Jhenaidah district Awami League for the third time at the district Awami League conference. In the latest national election, he won again as Awami League candidate.
President Mohammed Shahabuddin has expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of former state minister for Fisheries and Livestock and valiant Freedom Fighter Md Abdul Hyee, MP.
In a condolence message, the president said, Abdul Hyee was a dedicated worker of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Bangladesh Awami League.
Recalling his role for the country with due respect, he said, people would always remember his contribution to local politics for long.
The Head of State prayed for the eternal peace of the departed soul of the deceased and conveyed sympathy to the bereaved family.
PM mourns death of lawmaker Abdul Hyee
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Saturday expressed profound shock and sorrow at the demise of Md Abdul Hyee, member of parliament (MP) from Jhenaidah-I constituency and District Awami League president.
In a message of condolence, she prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy to the members of the bereaved family.
Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Sunday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of ruling Awami League (AL) lawmaker from Jhenaidah-1 (Shailkupa) constituency and Jhenaidah district AL President Abdul Hyee.
In a message of condolence, she prayed for eternal peace of the valiant freedom fighter's departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family, said an official release.
