He passed away at Square Hospital around 9:50 am on Wednesday, the Awami League's Office Secretary Biplab Barua confirmed. "Due to his old age, he was struggling with diabetes, high blood pressure and several other health complications," his assistant Jamal Uddin told bdnews24.com. Habibur was admitted to Square Hospital on Mar 27 and had spent the last week in intensive care. Habibur, a four-time MP from Dhaka, had first vied for a seat in parliament as an independent in 1991 but lost. He retained the Dhaka-5 seat with the Awami League's ticket in 2008 and was since reelected from the constituency in both the 2014 and 2018 polls.

Source: bd News24 May 06, 2020 05:30 UTC