Promode Mankin passes away

State Minister for Social Welfare Promode Mankin died at a hospital in India early yesterday. He was 78.
Mankin, who had been undergoing treatment at Holy Family Hospital in Mumbai for lung cancer, breathed his last around 4:25am, said Mainul Islam, senior information officer of the Social Welfare Ministry.
He left behind his wife, five daughters, a son and a host of relatives to mourn his death.

His body will be flown to Dhaka around 11:55am today. Later, his mortal remains will be taken to Kakrail Catholic Church around 1:00pm. Mankin’s body will be kept at the Central Shaheed Minar around 3pm. From there, it will be taken to the parliament complex around 4:30pm. Mankin will be laid to rest at his village home at Haluaghat in Mymensingh tomorrow.
Joining Awami League in 1991, Mankin was elected MP from Mymensingh-1 (Haluaghat-Dhobaura constituency) for four times in 1996, 2001, 2008, and 2014 with the party ticket.
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed profound shock at the death of Mankin and prayed for the eternal peace of his departed soul.

Promode Mankin passes away

State Minister for Social Welfare Promode Mankin died at a hospital in India early yesterday. He was 78. Mankin, who had been undergoing treatment at Holy Family Hospital in Mumbai for lung cancer, breathed his last around 4:25am, said Mainul Islam, senior information officer of the Social Welfare Ministry. He left behind his wife, five daughters, a son and a host of relatives to mourn his death. His body will be flown to Dhaka around 11:55am today. Later, his mortal remains will be taken to Kakrail Catholic Church around 1:00pm. Mankins body will be kept at the Central Shaheed Minar around 3pm. From there, it will be taken to the parliament complex around 4:30pm. Mankin will be laid to rest at his village home at Haluaghat in Mymensingh tomorrow. Joining Awami League in 1991, Mankin was elected MP from Mymensingh-1 (Haluaghat-Dhobaura constituency) for four times in 1996, 2001, 2008, and 2014 with the party ticket. President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed profound shock at the death of Mankin and prayed for the eternal peace of his departed soul.