Parliament on Monday adopted a condolence motion, expressing profound shock and sorrow at the deaths of four former Members of Parliament, a former Constituent Assembly (Ganaparishad) member and several noted personalities.

Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, moved the condolence motion at the beginning of the fourth session of the 13th parliament.

Following the adoption of the motion, the House observed a one-minute silence in memory of the deceased and offered a munajat conducted by State Minister for Religious Affairs Mohammad Shamim Kaiser.

The former Ganaparishad member is Freedom Fighter Barrister Abu Taher Abdul Muntakim Chowdhury and four ex-MPs are Md Monwar Hossain Chowdhury (Awami League MP), Salahuddin Ahmed (BNP), former deputy minister Abdul Hye (BNP) and Freedom Figther Muhammad Shafiqur Rahman (Awami League).

The condolence motion also mentioned Amena Begum, mother of Minister for Fisheries and Livestock and Agriculture Mohammed Aminur Rashid; Mosammat Maksuda Khanam, mother of independent lawmaker Mohammad Salman Omer (Mymensingh-1); writer and researcher Professor Saeed Ur Rahman; and noted journalist Amir Khasru.

Besides, Parliament expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives in different accidents at home and abroad.

The House prayed for the eternal peace of the departed souls and conveyed heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved families.

While moving the condolence motion, the Speaker said that if the names of any distinguished person or persons had been left out of the motions, their names and brief biographies could be sent to the Parliament Secretariat for consideration for inclusion in the condolence motion subsequently.

The condolence motions were later adopted unanimously by the House.