The 82-year-old had been receiving treatment since 27 September last year.
A file photo of Tofail Ahmed. Photo: UNB
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A file photo of Tofail Ahmed. Photo: UNB
Senior Awami League leader and nine-times MP Tofail Ahmed passed away at 3:30pm today (1 June) while undergoing treatment at Square Hospital.
He was 82 years old.
According to a statement issued by the hospital authorities, Ahmed had been suffering from various age-related health complications for some time. He was admitted to the hospital on 24 September last year after developing pneumonia-related breathing difficulties, heart problems, and physical weakness.
During his treatment, he remained under the close supervision of senior ICU consultant Dr Raihan Rabbani. Despite sustained efforts by the medical team over an extended period, he breathed his last today, reads the statement.
The hospital authorities expressed their deepest condolences to the bereaved family and conveyed sympathy to all those mourning his death.
He served as a member of the advisory council of the Awami League, whose activities are presently banned.
The 82-year-old had been receiving treatment since 27 September last year. On 4 October, rumours of his death spread on social media, but his family later confirmed that he was alive and continuing treatment at the hospital.
Born in 1943 in Bhola district, Tofail Ahmed rose to prominence as vice president of Dhaka University’s student union between 1967 and 1969 and later emerged as a key figure in the 1969 uprising against military rule.
At the age of 27, he was elected to Pakistan’s National Assembly in 1970. He was a prominent organiser of the 1971 Liberation War.
Over his long political career, he was elected to parliament nine times and held several ministerial positions.
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