Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Dilara Hafiz, wife of National Parliament Speaker Hafizuddin Ahmed. According to BNP media cell member Shayrul Kabir Khan, she passed away at 1:30 p.m. local time in Singapore while undergoing treatment. Her body is expected to be brought back to Bangladesh tomorrow evening.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Deputy Speaker Barrister Kaiser Kamal, and Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni also conveyed condolences. In their messages, they prayed for the eternal peace of the departed soul and extended sympathy to the bereaved family, relatives, admirers, and well-wishers.

Funeral prayers will be held on March 30 at 11 a.m. at the South Plaza of the National Parliament and after the noon prayer in front of the central mosque at the cantonment. She will be buried at the Banani Military Cemetery. Dilara Hafiz had been under treatment at the Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka before being flown to Singapore on Eid-ul-Fitr day.