C T Online Desk: Jafrul Islam Chowdhury, former state minister for environment and forest and ex-president of Chattogram south district unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, died on Tuesday at a hospital in the port city. He was 72.
Jafrul, who had long been suffering from kidney and some other diseases, breathed his last at about 2:15pm at Evercare Hospital, said Chattogram South District BNP convener Abu Sufian.
He left his wife, two sons and two daughters to mourn his death.
His first Namaz-e-janaza will be held at Jamiatul Falah Mosque in the city at 10:00am on Wednesday.
He will be buried in his family graveyard after the second janaza in Banskhali Adarsha High School field at 2:00pm and the third one in Banskhali Degree College field at 3:00pm.
Born on October 14, 1950, in Banskhali Upazila of Chittagong, Chowdhury completed his graduation in commerce. He was the President of the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the 1996-97 tenure.
He was elected MP from Chattogram-15 seat and served as the state minister for forest and environment during the BNP’s government from 2001-2006.
Meanwhile, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, and standing committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury expressed deep concern over Jafrul Islam’s death.
In separate messages, they also prayed for the salvation of the departed soul of Chowdhury and conveyed their sympathy to the bereaved family members.
