Guwahati: Former Assam minister Nazrul Islam passed away on Saturday.
He was receiving treatment at Health City Hospital in Guwahati when he passed away today at around 12.15 pm due to a protracted illness.
According to reports, he was admitted to the hospital on Friday after his oxygen level dropped.
Indian politician Nazrul Islam comes from the state of Assam. He was an Indian National Congress representative in the Assam Legislative Assembly. He also served as a minister in the Assam government of Tarun Gogoi from 7 June 2002 to 20 May 2016. He was elected to the Laharighat constituency five times in a row from 1996 to 2021.