Colombo, June 14 -- Earlier on Saturday, June 13, 2020, senior Awami League leader and former health minister Mohammed Nasim died of massive cardiac arrest in Dhaka. He had tested positive for coronavirus when he was admitted on June 1 in a hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Death is a personal loss to the family members, the friend circle and colleagues. It can also be a tragedy for a nation. In Islamic tradition when a person dies, Muslims are reminded to speak about the good things the dead person has done and not the bad deeds because his/her accountability is now with Allah alone; even if the dead tries to settle his/her account with people, he/she cannot do so.

Nasim was the son of Awami League leader and minister Mansur Ali, who serv...