Rebeka Nahar, paternal grandmother of ace cricket all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, passed away due to aging-related complications on Wednesday night. She was 86.

She breathed her last at her Magura district town residence around 10pm, said family sources.

Rebeka had been suffering from various ailments. She was taken to Magura from the National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital in the capital on Tuesday.

She left behind two sons, three daughters and a host of relatives and well-wishers to mourn her death.

Mehedi Hasan Ujjal, son of Rebeka’s daughter, is a former player of Bangladesh National Football team.