Former Minister for Primary and Mass Education and Awami League lawmaker Mostafizur Rahman Fizar passed away on Sunday night. He was 70.

Fizar, also President of the Dinajpur District Awami League, breathed his last around 8pm at the LabAid Hospital in the capital while undergoing cancer treatment for a long time, Kamrul Huda, vice-president of the district Awami League confirmed.

He left behind his wife, two daughters and a host of relatives and well wishers to mourn his death.

 His first and second namaz-e-janaza will take place at Parbatipur Adarsha College ground at 10:30 AM and Phulbari Government College ground at 11:30 AM, respectively.

He will be laid to rest in his family graveyard at Jamgram village after the Zuhr prayers, following his third namaz-e-janaza at 12:00 PM at Rudrani Eidgaon Maidan, as stated by Kamrul Huda.

Fizar was elected member of Jatiya Sangsad six consecutive times since 1986 from Dinajpur-5.

In the seventh parliament, he served as the chairman of the standing committee on disaster management and relief ministry.

He also served as a member of the parliamentary standing committee on public accounts and the communication ministry. Additionally, he was appointed State Minister of Environment and Forest. From July 31, 2009, to November 21, 2013, he held the position of State Minister of Land.

Born in 1953, Fizar finished his SSC from the Sujapur High School and HSC in 1970 from Phulbari College. He fought in Sector-7 of the Bangladesh Liberation war in 1971. He completed his bachelor's and master's in law from Rajshahi University in 1977 and 1986 respectively.