Veteran Awami League leader and former health minister Mohammed Nasim has been laid to rest at Dhaka’s Banani graveyard, after receiving a guard of honour.

Veteran politician and Awami League presidium member Mohammed Nasim will be buried at Banani graveyard, after namaz-e-janaza at Banani Jam-e-Mosque at 10:30am tomorrow, Awami League presidium member Jahangir Kabir Nanak has said.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed profound shock at the death of Awami League presidium member and spokesperson of 14-Party Mohammed Nasim.

Veteran politician and Awami League presidium member Mohammed Nasim has passed away while undergoing treatment at Bangladesh Specialized Hospital at the age 72.

Former health minister and Awami League MP Mohammed Nasim’s health condition remains unchanged and he is in “very critical state” now.

Former health and family welfare minister and Awami League senior leader Mohammad Nasim has undergone a successful surgery after having a stroke while undergoing Covid-19 treatment at Bangladesh Specialized Hospital in the capital.