Parliament on Sunday unanimously adopted a condolence motion expressing profound grief at the demise of eight former lawmakers, including ex-finance minister AMA Muhith, as well as those who died in the Sitakunda depot fire and some noted personalities.
The seven other ex-lawmakers Zubed Ali (Netrakona), former state minister for water resources advocate Gautam Chakroborty (Tangail), BM Nazrul Islam (Satkhira), Shah Jikrul Ahmad (Brahmanbaria-5), Prof Dr Khandaker Abdul Jalil (Shariatpur) and Ashika Akbar (Tangail).
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Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury moved the motion in the House in the beginning of the session.
A one-minute silence was observed and a munajat offered seeking eternal peace for the departed souls.