Dhaka, March 19 -- Azizul Haque Mallick, a prominent politician, social worker of Shariatpur, died at a hospital in the capital on Tuesday. He was 96.

He breathed his last at Azgar Ali Hospital in Dhaka at around 1:30 PM.

Mallick has been undergoing treatment at the hospital for the past five-six days due to sickness.

He was survived by his wife, four sons, one daughter and a host of relatives, friends, colleagues and admirers.

His second elder son Moinul Haque Manju is a former Commissioner of Dhaka South City Corporation.

Other children live in the United States. Sister Hosne Ara Begum is a former Principal of Mohammadpur Government Women's College.

His political career began in Dhaka's Golapbagh in the company of Bangabandhu Shei...