Former parliament member of Cumilla-5 Constituency, valiant freedom fighter and Awami League (AL) leader Advocate Abul Hasem Khan breathed his last at a hospital capital early Wednesday. He was 68. "He was suffering from old age complications for a long time. He died around 5:10 am on Wednesday," family sources said.
Khan is survived by wife, three daughters, grandchildren, and a host of political colleagues, relatives and well-wishers.
Cumilla South Zila Awami League Youth and Sports Affairs Secretary Abdus Salam Beg said that his first namaz-e janaza was held in front of Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban Wednesday afternoon.
His second namaz-e janaza will be held at 10 am today (Thursday) on Cumilla Court Building premises, third at 12 noon at Brahmanpara Sadar and fourth at Burichang Sadar, he said.
Khan will be buried in his family graveyard at Gilatala village following his last namaz-e janaza there after Asr prayers. He was born on December 31, 1955 in Gilatala village of Burichang.
In his political career, he served as president of Rajapur Union Chhatra League in 1972 and Burichang Upazila Chhatra League president in 1976.
In 1983, he became the organizing secretary of the Upazila Awami League and three years later, he became its general secretary.
He also served as the president of Burichang Upazila Awami League in 2003 and 2019.
In 2021, he was elected MP from Cumilla-5 (Burichang- Brahmanpara) constituency in the 14th July by-election.