Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Panel Mayor Osman Gani has died on Saturday while undergoing treatment in Singapore.
The Awami League leader died at Singapore General Hospital around 8:30am (BST), confirmed DNCC Public Relations Officer ASM Mamun.
The 69-year-old was suffering from lung cancer. He is survived by his wife and four sons.
The body will be brought back home in a Singapore Airlines flight around 11:40am on Sunday.