Former BNP lawmaker Shamsul Alam Pramanik died at a hospital in Rajshahi early Monday. He was 70.
Alam, a three-time MP from Naogaon-4 (Manda) constituency, breathed his last at Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital around 4:40 am, said Anisar Alam, younger brother of the BNP leader.
The ex-MP, also an executive member of the BNP Central Committee, had been suffering from various diseases including diabetics, heart disease and kidney-related complications.
He was taken to Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital on Sunday after he fell sick.
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He was elected as the Chairman of Manda Upazila Parishad in 1985.
The first namaz-e-janaza of the BNP leader will be held at Koyapara Kamarkuri High School ground around 4:30 pm.
Later, he will be buried at his family graveyard.