Even after falling on hard times, Syed Ashraf had accompanied her to organise the Awami League and Juba League in London in 1980, the prime minister told parliament during a discussion on a condolence motion on Wednesday. Public Administration Minister Syed Ashraf died four days after being re-elected MP in the Dec 30 general election. Recalling a day in her sister Sheikh Rehana’s home in London, the prime minister said Syed Ashraf called and said he had been craving for a Bengali meal at her home. Hasina’s brother Sheikh Kamal and Syed Ashraf did politics together, Hasina said. She also remembered Syed Ashraf, a former general secretary of the Awami League, for his honesty, knowledge and political wit.

Source: bd News24 January 30, 2019 23:03 UTC