Taslima Chowdhury, vice-president of the ruling party's women front Bangladesh Mohila Awami League, passed away on Thursday. She was 85.
She left behind two sons, a daughter and a host of relatives and admirers to mourn her death.
In a condolence message, AL President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and AL General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family, said a press release signed by AL office secretary Barrister Biplab Barua.