Lawmaker Sheikh Anne Rahman passes away

Sheikh Anne Rahman, Member of Parliament of Reserved women's seat-19, has passed away at a hospital in Bangkok. She was 64.

Sheikh Anne breathed her last around 1.45am on Tuesday (Bangkok time).

She left behind her husband, a son, a daughter and a host of friends, well wishers and admirers to mourn her death.

In December 2018, Anne was elected as a member of parliament from Pirojpur reserved seat as Awami League candidate.

She was married to politician Sheikh Hafizur Rahman, who is the cousin of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.