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Sirajganj-3 MP Ishak Talukder dies

Ishak Hossain Talukder
Ishak Hossain Talukder
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Awami League lawmaker from Sirajganj-3 (Rayganj-Tarash) constituency Ishak Hossain Talukder died of cardiac arrest on Monday. He was 70. Ishak Hossain Talukder was elected MP from Sirajganj-3 for the three terms in 1886, 2009 and 2014. Family members said Ishak Hossain Talukder had suffered pain in the chest at his residence in Sadar upazila around 6:30pm. He died on the way to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College and Hospital in Bogra around 7:15pm. —risingbd.com

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