Published : 13 Dec 2023, 07:57 PM
Arfanul Haque Rifat, the mayor of Cumilla city, has died under hospital care in Singapore at the age of 65.
He died during treatment at Mount Elizabeth Hospital around 6:30 pm (BST) on Wednesday, according to Cumilla-6 MP AKM Bahauddin Bahar.
Arfanul, the general secretary of the Awami League's Cumilla Metropolitan unit, was suffering from respiratory complications and other ailments for a long time.
He leaves behind his wife and three children.