Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Thursday attended the namaz-e-janaza of former Deputy Minister and five-time MP Abdul Hai on the National Parliament premises.

A special munajat was offered seeking the salvation of the departed soul after the janaza held at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in the afternoon.

Tarique Rahman also placed a wreath on Abdul Hai’s coffin to pay his last respects.

Local Government, Rural Development (LGRD) and Co-operatives Minister Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, Social Welfare, and Women and Children Affairs Minister AZM Zahid Hossain, Liberation War Affairs Minister Ahmed Azam Khan, Deputy Speaker Kayser Kamal, State Minister for LGRD and Co-operatives Mir Shahe Alam, Whip Mia Nuruddin Ahmad Apu and other Members of Parliament attended the janaza.

Abdul Hai, a former president of Munshiganj district BNP and an adviser to the BNP chairman, died at a private hospital in Dhaka around 1:30am on Thursday at the age of 77.

Earlier, the Prime Minister expressed deep sorrow over the death of Abdul Hai, describing him as a tested leader of street movements for democracy.

In a condolence message, he described his death as an irreparable loss to nationalist politics.

Tarique Rahman prayed for the salvation of the departed soul and expressed deep sympathy to his bereaved family members, relatives, political colleagues and well-wishers.