Aminul Haque, who had been suffering from liver cancer and put on life support at United Hospital’s ICU on March 14, breathed his last at the hospital at 10:30 am, BNP chairperson's media wing member Sayrul Kabir Khan told UNB.
He left behind wife, one daughter, one son and host of relatives and well-wishers to mourn his death.
Earlier, Aminul had been undergoing treatment at a Singapore hospital for liver cancer. He was brought to Dhaka by an air ambulance on March 14 and admitted to the United Hospital.
The 1st namaz-e-janaza of the BNP leader will be held around 1:30 pm at the High Court premises while the second one at the South Plaza of Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban around 4 pm and the third one in front of BNP’ Nayapaltan Central office around 5:30 pm.
Aminul Haque, a former MP from Rajshahi-1, was the Posts and Telecommunications Minister of the BNP-led four-party alliance government.