Shamsur Rahman Sherif, an Awami League lawmaker from Pabna-4 and a former land minister, died at the age of 79. Saadat Husain, former cabinet secretary, who had also worked at Bangladesh Public Service Commission as its chairman, died at the age of 73. Sahara Khatun, the country's first female home minister, died at a Thailand hospital at the age of 77. Aly Zaker, a towering figure in theatre, television and film arena in Bangladesh, died after a four-year battle with cancer. Mannan Hira, the dramatist who was involved with the street theatre movement of Bangladesh, died at a Dhaka hospital.

Source: bd News24 December 31, 2020 09:11 UTC