CCC councillors, staff condole the demise of Cumill mayor

All the councillors and employees of Cumilla City Corporation expressed deep sorrow over the death of CCC Mayor and Metropolitan unit Awami League General Secretary Arfanul Haque Rifat.

The condolence was expressed through a press release issued by the city corporation on Thursday.

To mention, CCC Mayor Arfanul Haque Rifat died while undergoing treatment at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore at 6:30pm (Bangladesh time) on Wednesday.

According to family sources, Mayor Rifat had been battling various respiratory complications and lung infections for a long time. On Wednesday, he was admitted to the Bangladesh Specialized Hospital located in Shyamoli area of the capital due to decreased oxygen saturation. He was under treatment at the ICU there.

As his physical condition deteriorated, the doctor advised him to take him to Singapore. On Monday, he was taken to Singapore where he breathed his last.

Arfanul Haque Rifat was elected as the Cumilla city mayor after defeating the two-time mayor Monirul Haque Sakku in the Cumilla city elections in 2022.

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