Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of former lawmaker Abbas Ali Mandal.
In a condolence message, Hasina said Abbas Ali Mandal , who served as general secretary of Joypurhat unit of Awami League, was a devoted worker of the ideology of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
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Abbas was a pro-people political leader, said the PM.
She prayed for the eternal salvation of the departed soul and expressed sympathy to the bereaved family.
The former AL lawmaker breathed his last Tuesday around 4:30 am at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital.