Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of former general secretary of Cox's Bazar unit of Awami League Nazrul Islam Chowdhury. She prayed for the eternal salvation of the departed soul and expressed sympathy to the bereaved family. Naszul Islam Chowdhury died at 5pm at a hospital in Cox's Bazar. He was 78.