Mohammad Ali, a former lawmaker of Jatiya Party, died after being hit by a motorbike on Dhaka-Raipur regional road in Sadar upazila of Laxmipur district on Wednesday afternoon. He was 73.
He was son of late Akkas Miah Haolader of Dakshin Mojupur village under the ward 10 of Sadar upazila in Laxmipur. He is survived by three sons, a daughter and a host of well-wishers.
Locals said the accident occurred around 3 pm in front of Alia Madrasa while he was crossing the regional road, leaving him critically injured.
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He was rushed to Laxmipur Sadar Hospital where physicians declared him dead upon arrival, said Dr Md Anowar Hossain, resident medical officer of the hospital.
Mohammad Ali was elected MP from Laxmipur-3 constituency and was also mayor of Laxmipur municipality from 1977 to 1981.
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