Sun News Desk : Rebecca Momin, a lawmaker from Netrakona-4 constituency, passed away at a hospital in Dhaka.
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She died around 4:30am on Tuesday morning at Square Hospitals while undergoing treatment there. She was 76.
Rebecca had been suffering from old age complications including various diseases.
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Rebecca Momin's personal secretary confirmed her death news.
The lawmaker's body will be taken to her family home in Mohanganj's Kajiyatia village, where she will be buried at family graveyard.
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She was a third consecutive MP nominated by Awami League and was the wife of Liberation War organiser and former Food Minister Abul Momen.
Rebecca Momin was first elected to parliament from the Mohanganj-Khaliajuri constituency in 2008 and went on to serve as the chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs.
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