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Bogura District Awami League Leader Zakir Hossain Passes Away in Naogaon Jail

Naogaon, Rajshahi

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Ujjwal Kumar, Naogaon Correspondent

Ujjwal Kumar, Naogaon Correspondent • 3 Nov • 2 min read

Bogura District Awami League Leader Zakir Hossain Passes Away in Naogaon Jail
Naogaon General Hospital where Bogura district Awami League leader Zakir Hossain Nawab passed away after being brought from jail. Photo: Daily Best News

Zakir Hossain Nawab (58), an organizational secretary of the Bogura district unit of the Awami League, passed away while undergoing treatment at Naogaon General Hospital after falling ill inside Naogaon District Jail. He breathed his last around 12:00 PM on Tuesday (November 3).

Zakir Hossain Nawab was the son of Abdul Jalil from Jorgacha village under Sonatala upazila in Bogura. He served as the organizational secretary of the Bogura district unit of the Awami League—an organization whose activities are currently banned.

Dr. Rehnuma Munmun, a physician in the emergency department of Naogaon General Hospital, confirmed that Zakir Hossain Nawab passed away between 11:30 AM and 12:00 PM on Tuesday. She noted that he was brought to the hospital in a critically deteriorated condition.

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Naogaon District Jail Superintendent Ratna Roy stated that Zakir Hossain Nawab had been incarcerated after being arrested in an explosive substances case. She mentioned that no formal documentation or detailed information regarding the death had been received from the hospital yet. However, she added that she was informed he felt ill in the morning and was promptly rushed to Naogaon General Hospital.

Official statements and formal documentation from the hospital and prison authorities regarding the exact cause of his death are currently awaited.

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Reported by Ujjwal Kumar, Naogaon Correspondent • Edited by the Daily Best News desk. Send corrections to [email protected].

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