Awami League lawmaker of Natore-4 constituency and valiant freedom fighter Abdul Quddus passed away at a city hospital on Wednesday. He was 77.
Quddus breathed his last at the intensive care unit (ICU) of the hospital around 7:30am, family sources said.
He was taken to the hospital due to shortness of breath on Saturday, they said, adding as his condition worsened, the doctors shifted him to the ICU.
Quddus is survived by wife, a son, a daughter and a host of relatives, friends and admirers.
His first namaz-e-janaza will be held at the Jatiya Sangsad premises followed by second and third at Natore AL office and his Natore residence, his fellow AL workers said.
Born in October 31, 1946, at Bilsa Village of Gurudaspur union, Quddus stepped into politics by joining the historical six-point movement in 1966 announced by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
From 1968-1972, he served as the Chhatra League president of greater Rajshahi.
He also joined the mass uprising movement in 1969 and took part in the great Liberation War in 1971.
Quddus, also the president of Natore district unit of AL, was elected MP of Natore-4 constituency five times.
President, PM mourn
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and President Mohammed Shahabuddin expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of the former state minister for Fisheries and Livestock Professor Abdul Quddus.
In a condolence message, the prime minister said Abdul Quddus was a dedicated leader of Bangladesh Awami League.
"Throughout his life, he (Quddus) has performed his organisational responsibilities by remaining steadfast to the ideals of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the politics of AL," she recalled.
Abdul Quddus gained place in the hearts of the common people of his constituency as well as the entire Natore district, said Sheikh Hasina.
"The death of this valiant freedom fighter and Member of Parliament is an irreparable loss to the nation, and I lost a faithful political companion at the demise of him," she added.
The premier and the head of state prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed profound sympathy to the bereaved family.
