Dhaka: President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have expressed deep shock at the death of former finance minister and freedom fighter Abul Maal Abdul Muhith.
In separate messages, President and Prime Minister prayed for the salvation of departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family members.
The president, in his condolence message, said Muhith played an important role in laying a strong foundation of country's economy during his tenure as finance minister.
He said the nation will remember Muhith's contribution with respect to the progress of building a developed and prosperous Bangladesh.
Conveying a message of condolence, Sheikh Hasina said, “The Independence Award winning successful economist and politician will be remembered through his works.”
The Prime Minister said the then Pakistan civil service member Abdul Muhith joined Bangladesh Government leaving the side of Pakistan (during War of Liberation) when he was working in Pakistan embassy in the USA.
The former finance minister breathed his last at a hospital in the capital in the early hours of Saturday after a prolonged illness.
