Railways Minister Mujibul Huq has decided to draw an end to his bachelor life at the age of 67.
He is likely to get married in December, several of his colleagues in the cabinet said.
“It was discussed informally at today’s cabinet meeting,” a minister said yesterday requesting anonymity.
“We are happy that he, in the end, has decided to get married and we congratulated him,” he said.
Several ministers at the meeting had an informal discussion about the marriage and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina instructed the public works minister to allocate a house for the railways minister on Mintoo Road in the capital, a place where most of the ministers live.
At present, Mujibul is living in a flat in the NAM Bhaban in the capital and it was allocated to him as a parliamentarian.
’He will now get a coach’
The minister said the premier was happy to learn that Mujibul is going to get married.
“She said at the meeting that she was very happy with the railways minister’s decision. She also said that Mujibul was only an engine so far and a coach now would be attached to it,” the minister said.
He, however, did not provide any details about the bride.
Mujibul could not be reached for comment over phone despite repeated attempts. His personal secretary at the ministry also declined to disclose anything about the marriage.
Born in 1947, the lawyer-cum-politician was elected as lawmaker thrice.
Former foreign minister Abdus Samad Azad in 1998 and former law minister Abdul Matin Khasru in late 90s got married while holding office. Both of them married when their previous wives passed away.