Abdul Hai, a five-time MP, freedom fighter and former deputy minister, died at his Dhaka residence early Thursday. He was 77.

BNP Media Cell member Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed his death.
Abdul Hai, a former adviser to former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, is survived by his wife, two daughters and a son.

His first namaz-e-janaza will be held at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban at 3:00 pm on Thursday, with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman expected to attend. He will later be buried at his family graveyard in Munshiganj following another namaz-e-janaza.

Abdul Hai was elected an MP five times and served as deputy minister for local government, rural development and cooperatives. He also served as a panel speaker of parliament and president of the Munshiganj district BNP.

Born on January 5, 1949, in Gazaria upazila of Munshiganj, he began his career as a public representative after being elected chairman of Panchasar Union Parishad in 1973. He joined the BNP in 1978 and was first elected an MP in 1979.