He will subsequently be taken to Munshiganj, where a second funeral prayer will be held before his burial.
TBS Report
15 October, 2026, 11:45 am
Last modified: 15 October, 2026, 11:48 am
Former deputy minister and Freedom Fighter Abdul Hai passed away this morning (15 October) at the age of 77.
He breathed his last around 1:30am while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Dhanmondi, family sources said.
His first funeral prayer is scheduled to take place at the South Plaza of the National Parliament today in the presence of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, according to family members.
He will subsequently be taken to Munshiganj, where a second funeral prayer will be held before his burial.
Throughout his political career, Abdul Hai was elected as member of parliament (MP) five times, while he served as a deputy minister of the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, a panel speaker of parliament, and the president of Munshiganj district BNP.
Abdul Hai was born on 5 January, 1949, in Hossendi village under Gazaria upazila in Munshiganj. He had been involved in politics since his student days.
He joined the BNP and was elected as a MP for the first time in 1979. Then, he won parliamentary elections in 1991, on February 15 in 1996 and on June 12 of the same year, and again in 2001.