<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">President Mohammed Shahabuddin has expressed profound shock at the death of former religious affairs minister and freedom fighter Motiur Rahman.</span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In a condolence message on Monday, the President said that the nation will forever remember Motiur Rahman's contributions to the Liberation War and education sector.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He also said that the country suffered an irreparable loss at the death of the Ekushey Padak awardee.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The president prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family members.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Veteran Awami League politician Motiur Rahman breathed his last around 11 pm on Sunday while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Mymensingh at the age of 81.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Born in 1942 in Akua village in Mymensingh Sadar upazila, he served as a member of the advisory committee of the Bangladesh Awami League until his death.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Besides, he taught at Nandina College in Jamalpur and later at Nasirabad College in Mymensingh.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He founded Alamgir Mansur Mintu Memorial College in 1969 and served as its principal until 2002.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Motiur Rahman was a two-time MP, nominated by Awami League for Mymensingh-4 constituency.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In 2014, he was appointed the minister of religious affairs. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>