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Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has expressed deep shock and sorrow over the death of Adviser Hassan Ariff, who passed away on Friday. The Chief Adviser received the news of Hassan Ariff's death upon his arrival in Dhaka from Dubai late Friday afternoon.
In a condolence message, Prof Yunus said, "I am deeply shocked at his sudden demise. Adviser Hassan Ariff was a top lawyer who played a very significant role in the interim government."
He paid tribute to Hassan Ariff's decades of public service, highlighting his contributions as a former adviser of a caretaker government and attorney general of the country.
"He will be remembered as a brilliant lawyer and for his legal activism and defending human rights of dissidents, dissenting voices, and the marginalised people of our society," the Chief Adviser added.
Prof Yunus conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and prayed for the eternal peace of the departed soul. Following his arrival, the Chief Adviser visited Labaid Hospital in Dhanmondi to pay his last respects to the late adviser.
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