Father of Former Prime Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai Passes Away at 97

Ratopati February 05, 2026

Father of Former Prime Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai Passes Away at 97

Kathmandu. Former Prime Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai has suffered a bereavement. Bhattarai's father, Bhoj Prasad Bhattarai, passed away this morning at the age of 97 at Neuro Hospital, Bansbari.

The body of Bhattarai will be cremated shortly at the Pashupati electric crematorium, informed Roshan Pokharel, a leader of the Progressive Democratic Party (PrOlOPA).

The late Bhattarai is survived by two sons and two daughters.

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