Sirajganj-6 MP Swapon had been hospitalised in Dhaka for some time after contracting COVID-19, Sirajganj Awami League Publicity Secretary Shamsuzzaman Alo told bdnews24.com. In addition to holding the parliamentary seat for Sirajganj’s Shahjadpur, Swapon was also the president of the upazila’s Awami League branch. He lost his post in parliament in 1998 when he left the BNP for the Awami League. He was then appointed as state minister for industry under the Awami League government. Swapon was elected from the Sirajganj-6 seat as a member of the Awami League in the 2014 and 2018 elections.

Source: bd News24 September 02, 2021 05:15 UTC