Tangail MP Akabbar Hossain dies at 65

Md Akabbar Hossain, the Awami League member of parliament from the Tangail-7 seat, has died at the age of 65.

Senior Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 16 Nov 2021, 09:22 AM
Updated : 16 Nov 2021, 11:33 AM

He died while undergoing treatment at Dhaka’s Combined Military Hospital on Tuesday afternoon, according to his private secretary Iqbal Bin Matin.

Akabbar was the head of the parliamentary standing committee on the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges.

He was elected to parliament from the Tangail-7 seat for four consecutive terms.

Akabbar fell ill on Oct 19 and was taken to Dhanmondi’s Anwer Khan Modern Medical Hospital for treatment. He was later transferred to the CMH.

Iqbal said Akabbar was struggling with kidney issues for a long time and his condition deteriorated after a recent brain haemorrhage.

President Md Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed their sincere condolences over Akabbar’s death.

Funeral prayers will be held at the parliament premises on Tuesday evening. A second prayer service will take place at Mirzapur’s Sheikh Russel Mini Stadium on Wednesday afternoon before the MP is buried at his family graveyard.

Akabbar, who is survived by his wife, a son and two daughters, was born in Mirazpur’s Postkamuri Village on Jul 12, 1956. He obtained his master’s degree from Dhaka University, or DU, in 1978.

Involved in politics since his days as a student, Akabbar was the president of the Mohsin Hall Chhatra League unit at DU.

The former general secretary of the Mirzapur Awami League unit was elected the chairman of local upazila council in 1990. He was first elected in the eighth national parliament in 2001 and was re-elected as an MP in 2008, 2014 and 2018.