Former Assam Minister Nazrul Islam dies at 73

Reportedly, he was undergoing medical treatment at Health City Hospital in Guwahati and breathed his last today at around 12:15 p.m...

Digital Desk: Former Assam minister and Congress leader Nazrul Islam passed away on Saturday (January 7). Reportedly, he was undergoing medical treatment at Health City Hospital in Guwahati and breathed his last today at around 12:15 p.m.

As per reports, his oxygen level dropped on Friday, prompting him to be admitted to the hospital.

Nazrul Islam is an Assam-based Indian politician. He was a member of the Assam Legislative Assembly for the Indian National Congress. He also served as a minister in the Tarun Gogoi government of Assam. From 1996 to 2021, he was elected five times in a row from the Laharighat constituency.