Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- Abdullah Al Noman, vice chairman of the central BNP, a former minister, and freedom fighter, has died.

He passed away in Dhaka around 6am on Tuesday, said the party's Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.

The 80-year-old veteran politician. had been suffering from old age complications for a long time. He leaves behind a wife, a son, and a daughter.

His personal assistant Nurul Azim Hiru said that Noman fell ill in the morning at his house in Dhanmondi. He was rushed to Square Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

News of the party leader's death cast a shadow of grief over its activists and leaders. Many, including BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee member Iqbal...