Ex-JS speaker Razzak Ali passess away

Sheikh Razzak Ali, former speaker of Jatiya Sangsad, died of old age ailments in his Khulna residence yesterday afternoon, aged 87.

Born in Paikgachha of Khulna in 1928, Razzak left behind his wife and five daughters.

His namaz-e-janaza will be held at Khulna Circuit House today and, later, he will be buried in his Hitapur village of Paikgachha after another janaza.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia mourned his death.

Razzak, who had been speaker in parliament from 1991 to 1996 during the rule of BNP, joined different significant movements including 1952 Language Movement and 1971 Liberation War.

Razzak quit politics in 2009 after he joined Liberal Democratic Party from BNP in 2006.