April 22, 2025 10:16 pm (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
At least 27 killed in Pahalgam terror attack in Kashmir, Amit Shah leaves for Srinagar | 'Resume teaching without worrying': Mamata Banerjee to job losers camped outside SSC office | A great leader: JD Vance praises Modi after meeting him in New Delhi | ED summons southern superstar Mahesh Babu for questioning in money laundering case | Woman found dead with throat slit, ankles severed in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur; sparks outrage | Pope Francis, first Latin-American head of Catholic church, dies at 88 | Murshidabad violence: Supreme Court slams petitioner over irresponsible averments in plea | Family of Murshidabad riots victims decline Mamata Banerjee's compensation | Narendra Modi to visit Saudi Arabia next week, deepening multi-faceted partnership on agenda | Trump says US will 'take a pass' on Russia-Ukraine peace talks if parties make it difficult
Image Credit: https://twitter.com/tanweermlc

Bihar: JD(U) minority cell in charge Tanvir Ahmed dies of Covid

| @indiablooms | May 08, 2021, at 09:39 pm

Patna/UNI: Bihar Legislative Council Member (MLC) and JD(U)'s minority cell in charge Tanvir Akhtar died due to coronavirus infection here today.

Mr Akhtar was undergoing treatment for the infection at Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) where he breathed his last.

Bihar Legislative Council Chairman Awadhesh Narayan Singh in his condolence message said that Mr Akhtar, who was elected MLC from Bihar assembly constituency in 2016 began his political career from his student life in Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Mr Singh said that Mr Akhtar was a kind hearted person who was popular for his good behaviour among his colleagues. His funeral will be held with full state honours.

Expressing deep sorrow over Mr Akhtar's demise, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced state funeral to the departed soul. In his condolence message Mr Kumar said that whe was a popular social leader.

BJP MLC and state General Secretary of the party Devesh Kumar in his condolence message recalled his association with Mr Akhtar in Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Leader of opposition in the state assembly Tejasvi Prasad Yadav, former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi, former Health Minister Tej Pratap Yadav and RJD Rajya Sabha MP Misa Bharti also expressed their deep sorrow over the death of Mr Akhtar.

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.