Member of Parliament from Brahmanbaria-2 (Sarail-Ashuganj) Abdus Sattar Bhuiya has passed away at 84.
The veteran politician breathed his last at 3am on Saturday while undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka, his son Mainul Hasan Tushar confirmed.
He had reportedly been battling kidney disease for an extended period. He was admitted to Evercare Hospital a week ago due to a deterioration in his physical condition.
In 1979, Abdus Sattar Bhuiya was elected as an independent candidate from the then-Comilla-1 constituency and later secured victories from Brahmanbaria-2 in the 1991 and 1996 elections as a BNP candidate.
In the 2001 election, he served as state minister for law, fisheries and land under the four-party coalition government.
Despite a period of political inactivity after the 2008 election, he staged a successful comeback in the 2018 polls as a BNP-nominated MP.
He was one of seven BNP leaders who resigned from parliament on December 11 in line with a decision of the party.
Later he decided to contest the subsequent by-polls to his constituency as an independent candidate.
He was later expelled from the BNP on January 2.
President Mohammed Shahabuddin expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of Abdus Sattar Bhuiya. In a condolence message, the head of state prayed for the eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed profound sympathy to the bereaved family.
