Rebecca Momin, a member of parliament from Netrokona-4 constituency, died at a hospital in the capital on Tuesday (July 11) morning. She was 76.

She breathed her last at Dhaka's Square Hospital around 4 am today. 

The Awami League lawmaker had been suffering from old age complications, including kidney and respiratory problem, for a long time.

She was first elected to parliament from the Mohanganj-Khaliajuri constituency in 2008 and served as the chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs.

Her husband, Abdul Momin, was a member of the Awami League's presidium and served as the food minister in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's administration.

BDST: 1249 HRS, JULY 11, 2023
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