, Oct. 15 -- Former deputy minister and veteran BNP leader Abdul Hai died early Thursday at a hospital in the capital the age of 77.

Hai, also a freedom fighter, breathed his last around 1:30am while undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU) of Popular Hospital in Dhanmondi, his family members confirmed.

According to family sources, his first namaz-e-janaza is scheduled to be held at 3pm on Thursday at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in the presence of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.

His second janaza is scheduled for 4pm in front of the BNP's central office in Nayapaltan.

The third one will be held after evening at the party office in Supermarket area of Munshiganj town, followed by the fourth and final janaza...