The officials of  the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) paid their last respect to former secretary, diplomat Mohiuddin Ahmed, also an organiser of the Liberation War. Mohiuddin Ahmed’s s body was brought to his former workplace, the Foreign Service Academy, Tuesday morning where his Namaz-e-Janaza was held. Also read: PM expresses condolences at Mohiuddin's passing PM’s energy adviser Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury , State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam and Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen, among others, attended the janaza. Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen could not attend the janaza as he is visiting flood-hit Sylhet with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said a press release. The body of late Mohiuddin Ahmed was then taken to his village home in Feni for burial.

Former secretary, diplomat, and freedom fighter Mohiuddin Ahmed passed away Monday at his Uttara home in Dhaka after a prolonged illness. Mohiuddin, 80, was undergoing treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University and returned home four days ago. He left behind his wife and two daughters. The diplomat was the first in Europe to join the Bangladesh Liberation War while he was the second secretary at the High Commission of Pakistan in London. Also Read: CEC denies Bahauddin was ordered to leave Cumilla during polls He expressed his allegiance to Bangladesh by addressing a public gathering at Trafalgar Square on the first day of August 1971. It was a huge protest rally that was held under the banner "Stop Genocide: Recognise Bangladesh." During his career, Mohiuddin served in different capacities at Bangladesh missions in Delhi, Geneva, Jakarta, Jeddah, and New York and as a secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and principal at the Foreign Service Academy.