Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and President M Abdul Hamid today (Sept 12, 2022) expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of Awami League Presidium Member and Deputy Leader of the House Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, BSS reports.
In a message of condolence, Hasina prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family.
In a condolence message, Hamid said Sajeda Chowdhury played an important role in the movement to establish democracy in Bangladesh.
Recalling her contribution to keeping the organizational base of Bangladesh Awami League up after the brutal incidents on August 15, 1975, Abdul Hamid said the nation will remember her with respect for long.
The head of state said his courageous and uncompromising leadership showed the nation the right path in any critical moment of the country.
"His death has created a vacuum in the country's political arena," he observed.
The president prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family.
The veteran AL leader breathed her last in the Combined Military Hospital at 11:40pm on Sunday at the age of 87.