The Jatiya Sangsad on Monday unanimously adopted a condolence motion mourning the deaths of four former members of parliament, a former member of the Constituent Assembly and several other prominent personalities.
Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad moved the motion on the first working day of the fourth session of the 13th parliament.
Those remembered included former MPs Md Monowar Hossain Chowdhury, Salahuddin Ahmed, Abdul Hai, who also served as a deputy minister and panel speaker, and freedom fighter Muhammad Shafiqur Rahman.
The parliament also mourned the death of former Constituent Assembly member and freedom fighter Barrister Abu Taher Abdul Muntakim Chowdhury.
The motion expressed deep sorrow over the deaths of Amena Begum, mother of Fisheries and Livestock and Agriculture Minister Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid; Mst Maksuda Khanam, mother of Mymensingh-1 MP Mohammad Salman Omar; writer and researcher Professor Saeed Ur Rahman; and eminent journalist Amir Khasru.
The parliament also expressed grief over the deaths of people in accidents at home and abroad.
It prayed for the eternal peace of the departed souls and conveyed condolences to their bereaved families.
After the motion was adopted, lawmakers stood in silence for one minute in tribute to the deceased.
A special munajat was also offered, seeking eternal peace for the departed. State Minister for Religious Affairs Mohammad Shamim Kaiser conducted the prayer.
