Veteran politician and former president of Jatiya Sangsad Barrister Jamiruddin Sarkar has passed away. He died early Sunday morning in a hospital in the capital (Inna lillahi wa inna ilahi rajiun). He was 95 years old.
BNP media cell member Shairul Kabir Khan told Prothom Alo that BNP standing committee member Sircar died at around 4:00 am during treatment at the special hospital in Shyamoli.
During the presidency of former President Ziaur Rahman, Sarkar served as the Minister of State for Public Works and Urban Development. He later served as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of President Abdus Sattar.