Condolences pour in for Adviser Hassan Ariff

Tributes and condolences continue to pour in for Adviser for Civil Aviation and Tourism A F Hassan Ariff, who passed away at the age of 85 on Friday.

Immediately after his demise, people from all walks of life as well as advisers expressed their shock and condolences.

President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus expressed deep shock at the death of Adviser Hassan Ariff. Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed also expressed profound shock and grief at the death.

In a message of condolence, Home Adviser Lt. Gen. Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd.) expressed profound shock at the death of Adviser A F Hassan Ariff, according to BSS.

In a separate condolence message, Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed condoled the death of the adviser.

In another condolence message, Foreign Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain expressed profound grief at the death of Hassan Ariff.

Besides, in separate messages, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Fisheries and Live Stock Adviser Farida Akhter, Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Nahid Islam, Local Government, Rural Development, and Cooperative Affairs Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, Religious Adviser Dr AFM Khalid Hossain, expressed profound shock and grief at the death of Adviser A F Hassan Ariff.

Energy Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, Food Adviser Ali Imam Majumder, Housing and Public Works Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan, Cultural Affairs Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, Textiles and Jute Adviser Sk. Bashir Uddin and Planning and Education Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud, Adviser of the interim government on Chattogram Hill Tracts affairs Supradip Chakma expressed shock at the death.

They prayed for the eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family members.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir went to LabAid Hospital after getting the death news on Friday afternoon. The BNP leader spoke with Hassan Ariff's family and relatives, expressing his condolences.

Adviser for Civil Aviation and Tourism A F Hassan Ariff died of a massive cardiac arrest at LabAid Hospital on Friday afternoon.

The adviser was brought to the hospital's emergency unit around 3:00 pm and the doctors declared him dead at 3:35 pm after a necessary checkup, said Labaid Media Manager Chowdhury Meher-e Khoda.