Advocate F HM Masum, a senior lawyer of the Bangladesh Supreme Court and elder brother of BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed, died on Tuesday morning. He was 92.
Masum, who had long been suffering from various old age complications, was taken to Central Hospital in the city around 5am as his condition turned critical, and the doctors declared him dead there, said his elder soon Abdul Kaderi.
He is survived by three sons, a host of relatives and well-wishers to mourn his death.
Masum was buried at Azimpur Graveyard around 11am following a Namaz-e-janaza.
Meanwhile, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir expressed deep shock at his death.
In a condolence message, Fakhrul prayed for salvation of the departed soul of Masum and conveyed profound sympathy to his bereaved family members.