Former member of parliament (MP) from Dhaka-4 and Dhaka-5 constituencies Salahuddin Ahmed passed away at a hospital in Dhaka on Tuesday night.
Salahuddin, who served as the commerce affairs secretary of the BNP, breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital around 8:10pm.
His son, Tanvir Ahmed Robin, member secretary of the BNP's Dhaka South City unit, confirmed his father's death.
Robin also said his father's namaz-e-janaza will be held at Lal Mosque in Shyampur-Kadamtali after Zuhr prayers on Wednesday.
The former MP had been suffering from various complications, including lung problems, for a long time.