PM mourns death of Syed Muazzem Ali

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of former Bangladesh High Commissioner Syed Muazzem Ali.

She also visited Combined Military Hospital (CMH) at Dhaka Cantonment on Tuesday afternoon to have her last glimpses of Ambassador Syed Muazzem Ali.

“The prime minister went to the CMH around 2pm, when she talked to the family members of Muazzem Ali including his wife and consoled them as well,” premier’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim told media.

He said, the Prime Minister also prayed for the eternal peace of the departed soul.

A career diplomat Ali was the immediate past Bangladesh High Commissioner to India while he previously served as the foreign secretary.

He breathed his last at 11:45am at the CMH due to old age complications at the age of 75.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam, army chief General Aziz Ahmed, PM’s Principal Secretary Md Nojibur Rahman and PMO’s Senior Secretary Sajjadul Hassan were present as the premier visited the CMH.

Earlier in a condolence message, Sheikh Hasina expressed her deep shock and sorrow at Ali’s death and recalled his outstanding contributions to the diplomatic front during the country’s 1971 Liberation War and afterwards.

Dhaka/AKA