Dhaka, Feb. 26 -- BNP Vice-Chairman, former minister, and valiant freedom fighter Abdullah Al Noman passed away in Dhaka on Tuesday at the age of 79.

"Noman suddenly fell ill at his Dhanmondi residence early this morning and was immediately taken to Square Hospital, where the attending doctor pronounced him dead around 6 a.m.," said Shairul Kabir Khan, a member of BNP Chairperson's Media Cell.

He leaves behind his wife, a son, a daughter, grandsons, granddaughters, numerous relatives, friends, well-wishers, and political associates.

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir have expressed deep grief and sorrow over his passing.

Shairul Kabir Khan also mentioned that the party would soon decid...