Fazle Rabbi Miah passes away : body to arrive in Dhaka on Monday

Deputy Speaker Fazle Rabbi Miah passes away

DHAKA, July 23, 2022 (BSS) –

Deputy Speaker of Jatiya Sangsad (JS) and valiant Freedom Fighter Advocate Fazle Rabbi Miah has passed away at the age of 76.

He breathed his last at 2 am on Saturday (BD time) at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, USA while undergoing treatment there, JS public relations department sources said.

His elder daughter Fahima Rabbi Rita and private secretary Toufiqul Islam were present at the hospital, they said.

Rabbi, also Parliament Member of Gaibandha-5 constituency, was suffering from incurable cancer.

He was under treatment in New York for 9 months.

He is survived by three daughters, grandchildren and a host of relatives and admirers.

President M Abdul Hamid, Prime Minister and Bangladesh Awami League President Sheikh Hasina expressed profound shock and sorrow at his death.

They prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family.

Rabbi served as the State Minister of the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Whip of the National Parliament, Chairman of the Standing Committee on the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs.

Currently, he was serving as the Deputy Speaker of the Parliament for the second term.

Rabbi was born on April 15, 1946 at Gatia village of Saghata upazila in Gaibandha district.

His father’s name was Faizar Rahman and mother’s name was Hamidun Necha.

During the liberation war, he fought in Sector-11.

He also worked to raise global public opinion in favor of Bangladesh’s independence.

Deputy Speaker’s body to arrive in Dhaka on Monday

DHAKA, July 23, 2022 (BSS) –

The body of Jatiya Sangsad Deputy Speaker Advocate Fazle Rabbi Miah will arrive here at 8:40 am on Monday by an Emirates flight from New York.

Earlier, a namaz-e-janaza will be held after Johor prayer at the Jamaica Muslim Center, New York tomorrow, said a press release.

After arrival of the body, his first namaz-e-janaza will be held at the National Parliament followed by second one on the Supreme Court premises.

Then, his body will be taken to Gaibandha as he will be buried at his family graveyard after another namaz-e-janaja at the Bharatkhali school ground there.

Fazle Rabbi Miah passed away around 2 am on Saturday (BD time) at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, USA while undergoing treatment there.

He was suffering from incurable cancer.

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