Dhaka, April 12 -- Former law minister and senior Supreme Court lawyer Barrister Shafique Ahmed has passed away. He was 89.

He breathed his last at 5:45pm on Sunday at Bangladesh Medical College Hospital, his son Mahbub Shafique confirmed to bdnews24.com.

"My father had been suffering from various age-related complications. We admitted him to the hospital yesterday, where he was being treated in the intensive care unit (ICU). He passed away this afternoon," Mahbub said.

A prominent legal expert, Barrister Shafique served as the minister for Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs from 2009 to 2014 during the Awami League administration.

Throughout his long and distinguished career, he also served as the president of the Supreme Court ...