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Lawmaker Sheikh Anne Rahman dies

Sheikh Anne Rahman, Member of Parliament of Reserved women's seat-19, died at a hospital in Bangkok, Thailand in the early hours of Tuesday.

She was 64, family sources said.

Sheikh Anne breathed her last around 1.45am (Bangkok time).

She left behind her husband, a son, a daughter and a host of friends, well wishers and admirers to mourn her death.

In December 2018, Anne was elected as a member of parliament from Pirojpur reserved seat as Awami League candidate.

She was married to politician Sheikh Hafizur Rahman, who is the cousin of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Source: BSS