Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of former member of Awami League Central Working Committee, former president of Mymensingh district Awami League, former religious affairs minister and valiant freedom fighter Principal Motiur Rahman.

In a condolence message, the Prime Minister said that Motiur Rahman was a dedicated leader of Bangladesh Awami League.

"Motiur Rahman performed his organisational duties, remaining steadfast to the ideals of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the politics of the Awami League - defying uncountable inducement and repeated imprisonment," she said.

Sheikh Hasina said that Motiur Rahman, who led the Mymensingh district Awami League for more than three decades, served as a trainer and successful organiser of freedom fighters during the Liberation War.

He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2022 for his outstanding contribution in the Liberation War.

"The death of Principal Motiur Rahman is an irreparable loss to the party, and I lost a faithful political companion with his demise," she added.

The Premier prayed for the eternal peace of the departed soul of Principal Motiur Rahman and expressed her deepest sympathy to the bereaved members of his family.