Former Religious Affairs Minister Principal Motiur Rahman passed away at a hospital in Mymensingh on Sunday night. He was 81 years old.
Motiur Rahman, president of Mymensingh District Awami League, breathed his last at 11pm while undergoing treatment at Nexus Hospital in Mymensingh.
His elder brother Zia Uddin Ahmed confirmed his death news.
He is survived by wife, a son, three daughters and host of relatives and well-wisher to mourn his death.
A freedom fighter Motiur was elected MP in 1986 and 2008 from the Mymensingh Sadar seat.
He became minister in 2014.
Born in 1942 in Akua village in Mymensingh Sadar upazila, he served as a member of the advisory committee of the Bangladesh Awami League till his death.
