Parliament on Thursday unanimously adopted a condolence motion expressing profound grief at the demise of nine former lawmakers including two ex-ministers and other noted personalities.
The two former ministers are former information and communication minister Barrister Nazmul Huda, (who was also an MP in 6th, 7th and 8th Parliament from Dhaka-1), and former information minister and jute minister Habib Ullah Khan (who was also an MP in the 2nd Parliament from erstwhile Cumilla-5).
The seven other former lawmakers are Nur-e-Alam Siddiqui (MP in the 1st parliament from the erstwhile Jashore-2), Reza Ali (9th parliament from Mymensingh-7), Delwar Hossain (8th parliament from Barguna-1), Shamsul Alam Pramanik (6th, 7th and 8th Parliament from Naogaon-4), Mozzamel Haque (8th parliament from Natore-4), Anwarul Hossain Khan Chowdhury (5th parliament from Mymensingh-9) and Enamul Haque ( 3rd and 4th parliament from Mymensingh-10 ).
Besides, the House expressed deep shock at the death of a number of noted personalities including Ekushey padak winning sculptor Shamim Sikder, former general secretary of Awami League Laxmipur district unit freedom fighter Abu Taher, founding chairman of Rangs Group Abdur Rouf Chowdhury, photojournalist Jalaluddin Haider and former president of AL Madaripur sadar upazila unit and freedom fighter Ali Ahmed Khan.

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The Parliament also expressed profound grief at the loss of lives and the damage of properties in different recent accidents at home and abroad, including Siddique Bazar explosion and Bangabazar fire in Dhaka, bus accident at Shibchar in Madaripur, the loss of lives in a bus accident while carrying Umrah pilgrims at Makkah in Saudi Arabia, the bus crash at Murshidabad in the West Bengal of India.
Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury moved the motion in the House in the beginning of the special session summoned on the occasion of the 50 years (Golden Jubilee) of Bangladesh Parliament.
A one-minute silence was observed and a munajat offered seeking eternal peace for the departed souls. State Minister for Religious Affairs Faridul Haque Khan conducted the munajat.