Momtaz died at her home at Dhaka’s Bhooter Goli around midnight on Saturday, Jatiya Mohila Sangstha Director GM Rafiqul Islam told bdnews24.com. The former MP and freedom fighter also served as the general secretary of Bangladesh Mohila Awami League. “The former chairman of the Jatiya Mohila Sangstha will live on in the hearts of the people for her skilled and revolutionary work,” Hasina said in a statement. “She had been suffering from complications due to old age,” Rafiqul Islam. She was running a fever for a few days and had trouble breathing.”Jatiya Mohila Sangstha Executive Director Maqsura Noor said that she had tested negative for the coronavirus.

Source: bd News24 May 17, 2020 10:30 UTC