Published: 12:31 AM, 17 September 2022
Dhaka's first mayor Abul Hasnat dies
Barrister Abul Hasnat, the first mayor of Dhaka City Corporation and a founding member of BNP, passed away on Friday at his residence in London. He was 82.
Hasnat breathed his last around 5am local time due to old age complications, said his son Rajib Hasnat. He left behind his wife Nasreen Begum, a son and a daughter, reports UNB.
Hasnat, a senior Supreme Court lawyer, went to the UK in 2019, but could not return to the country due to Covid pandemic. He served as the first mayor of Dhaka City Corporation during 1977-1982 and again in 1990.
He was a founding member of the BNP standing committee.
He joined the Jatiya Party in 1990 and was elected to parliament from Dhaka-9 seat in a by-election as a candidate of the party. He returned to BNP after Ershad was overthrown in 1990.
He joined the Jatiya Party in 1990 and was elected to parliament from Dhaka-9 seat in a by-election as a candidate of the party. He returned to BNP after Ershad was overthrown in 1990.
