BSS :
Ruling Awami League (AL) lawmaker from Jhenaidah-1 (Shailkupa) constituency and Jhenaidah district AL President Abdul Hyee passed away at Bamrungrad Hospital in Thailand early Saturday morning at the age of 71.
He is survived by wife, a daughter, two sons and a host of relatives, political colleagues and admirers, family sources said.
After the election on January 7, Hyee was admitted to Dhaka LabAid Hospital with liver cirrhosis and pneumonia infection in his lungs.
On January 18, he was shifted to Bamrudgrad Hospital for better treatment. He was put on the life support there a few days earlier.
Hyee was born on May 1, 1952 in Mohammadpur village of Shailkupa, Jhenaidah.
He was te President of KC College Chhatra League and was elected VP of Government KC College Student Council in 1969.