AL leader Joynal Hazari passes away
Hazari was elected member of parliament from the Feni-2 constituency four times, winning the elections held in 1986, 1991 and 1996
Awami League Advisory Council member Joynal Abedin Hazari has died while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Dhaka on Monday (27 December).
The former MP from Feni breathed his last around 4 pm at Labaid Hospital.
The ruling party politician had been suffering from heart, kidney, and lung infections.
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed deep condolences and sympathy over the demise of Joynal Hazari.
Hazari was elected member of parliament from the Feni-2 constituency four times, winning the elections held in 1986, 1991 and 1996.
He was expelled from Awami League on 2 May 2005 for his involvement in anti-organisational activities.
The veteran politician returned to the party after 15 years as an advisor to the central committee in 2019. He was appointed by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
He had received a grant of Tk40 lakh by the prime minister for his medical expenses.
Hazari left the country for India in 2001 when the caretaker government came into power. He was sentenced to 60 years of imprisonment in five cases in absentia. He returned to Bangladesh in February 2009 and surrendered to the court.
The Awami League leader was imprisoned in Cumilla jail.
Among the 23 cases, the High Court in 2009 granted him bail in 11 cases and acquitted Hazari of the remaining 12 cases. He was then freed from prison.
He was the owner and editor of "Hazarika Pratidin", a local newspaper in Feni.
