Father at 68, railways minister treats Cabinet colleagues to Rasamalai, Sandesh

Railways Minister Mazibul Hoque has treated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and other Cabinet colleagues to Comilla’s Rasamalai and Sandesh on his becoming father to a girl.

Staff Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 30 May 2016, 12:51 PM
Updated : 30 May 2016, 01:08 PM

He brought the traditional sweets to Monday’s regular Cabinet meeting at the Secretariat where Hasina and other ministers congratulated Hoque.
 
As the prime minister asked him whether he has chosen a name for his daughter, Hoque responded, “I’ve left that decision for you to make.”
 
Hasina reminded him that it was the parents’ right to name their child. “Find a suitable name for her,” she said cheeringly.
 

Hoque, who will turn 69 on Tuesday, and his wife Hanufa Akter Rikta were blessed with a baby girl on Saturday, one year and seven months into their marriage.
He wed Rikta in October 2014, which was one of the most-discussed events in Bangladesh that year.