Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of eminent woman leader and freedom fighter Rakhi Das Purkayastha.

She prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and expressed sympathy to the bereaved family members.

Rakhi Das Purkayastha breathed her last at Apollo Hospitals in Guwahati, India around 6:25pm at the age of 68.

Meanwhile, Road Transport and Bridges Minister and AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader also expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Rakhi Das Purkayastha.

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