Serajul Alam Khan, one of the main organisers of the Liberation War, was buried at his family graveyard after a second namaz-e-janaza in Begumganj upazila of Noakhali on Saturday (June 10, 2023). The freedom fighter and politician was laid to rest next to his mother’s grave in Alipur village under the upazila in the afternoon after a janaza at Begumganj Government Pilot School field. Earlier, he was given a guard of honour by a team of Begumganj police. His body was wrapped in his mother’s saree as per his wishes. His first namaz-e-janaza was held at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque. Also read: Serajul Alam Khan dies: Enigmatic personality, influential politician Local lawmaker Mamunur Rashid Kiron; BNP leaders Md Shahjahan, Shimu Biswas, Abdus Salam; JSD President ASM Abdur Rob; political, social and cultural organizations expressed deep sorrow and shock at the demise of Serajul Alam. On Friday afternoon, Serajul Alam, widely known as “Dada bhai” breathed his last at the age of 82 while undergoing treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Serajul was put on life support in the ICU of DMCH on Thursday after his health condition deteriorated. Also read: Serajul Alam Khan, key Liberation War organiser, no more On Friday afternoon, Serajul Alam, better known as ‘Dada bhai’ breathed his last at the age of 82 while undergoing treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Serajul was put on life support in the ICU of DMCH on Thursday (June 8, 2023) after his health condition deteriorated. The freedom fighter was born at his ancestral village in Noakhali on January 6, 1941. Also read: Foreign Minister condoles Serajul Alam Khan's death

The namaz-e-janaza of prominent physicist A M Chowdhury will be held at Taqwa Jame Mosque in the capital's Dhanmondi after Asr prayers on Saturday.State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Junaid Ahmed Palak expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of the former chairman of the Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization (Sparrso) and a prominent physicist A M Chowdhury. Read: PM condoles Kazi Ekramullah’s deathIn a message of condolence, he prayed for the eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family.Independence Award-winning physicist A M Chowdhury died of old-age complications at his residence in Dhanmondi on Thursday evening. He was 81.He was born in the village of Kayastar in Dinarpur Pargana of Habiganj district in Sylhet in 1940. Read: Media fraternity pays last tributes to KG MustofaChowdhury completed his MSc in Applied Mathematics from Dhaka University in 1963 and his Postgraduate Diploma in Space Science from the University of London in 1966.He obtained his  Ph.D. degree in Space Physics in 1969.

AMA Muhith, former Finance Minister, diplomat, Freedom Fighter and language veteran, will be laid to rest at his family graveyard in Sylhet after Zohr prayers on Sunday. His body is scheduled to reach Sylhet on Saturday evening where people are waiting to see one of the region's proudest sons for the last time.  People from all walks of life will pay last respects to Muhith, one of the giants of Bangladesh's political arena whose role stretches through the entire history of independent Bangladesh, before his last namaz-e-janaza in Sylhet on Sunday. One of the country's longest serving finance ministers, the only one who commanded the economy for 10 consecutive years, and the principal architect of the Awami League's era of development, breathed his last in the in the wee hours of Saturday.  Muhith’s first namaz-e-janaza was held around 10.45 am at Gulshan Azad Mosque in the city on Saturday.  Later, his body was taken to Central Shaheed Minar where people from all walks of life paid homage.  The second namaz-e-janaza of Awami League advisory council member was held at Dhaka University central mosque after Zohr prayers on Saturday. Muhith had been keeping unwell for quite some time. In July 2021, he tested positive for Covid-19, but fought that back. Then in March, he was hospitalised again as he became enfeebled in his old age.  President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who entrusted him with authoring the Awami League's manifesto as the party charted its comeback ahead of the 2008 election, expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Muhith.  With the most influential portfolio in the cabinet, for ten years, his seat was reserved to the right of the prime minister at weekly cabinet meetings.  As the finance minister of the Awami League government, he presented the budget in parliament for 10 years at a stretch. He had also presented it in an earlier era, as finance secretary in the early days of the Ershad-led administration.  Muhith left his mark in the deliberate and strategic move towards expansionary fiscal policy, reflected in the burgeoning of the budget under his watch - from Tk 114,000 crore in 2009-10, the first under the newly elected AL government, to Tk 464,000 crore in his last, for the 2018-19 fiscal.   At first, his critics said he was overambitious with his budgets. His retort was that he would rather be that, than fall short on ambition.  Muhith retired from politics after serving as the finance minister of Sheikh Hasina's government from 2009 to 2018. Condolences pour in for Muhith  President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed deep shock and sorrow at the demise of Muhith. In her condolence message, the PM said that despite being a member of the Civil Service of Pakistan, Muhith joined the first government of Bangladesh in 1971. At the time, he was posted in the Pakistan Embassy in the US. “A successful economist and politician, this Independent Award winner will be remembered by all for his works,” Hasina said. The PM prayed for the eternal salvation of the departed soul and expressed sympathy to the bereaved family. Foreign Minister Momen too expressed deep shock at the death of his brother. In a condolence message, Momen prayed for the salvation of the departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family members.  In a separate message, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam also expressed deep shock and sorrow at the demise of Muhith. Speaker of Jatiya Sangsad Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury and Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal also expressed profound shock at the demise Muhith. FBCCI president Md Jashim Uddin too expressed deep shock and sorrow at the demise of Muhith. In a condolence message, the FBCCI chief said the nation will remember him for his unparalleled contribution to the economic development of Bangladesh. READ: Muhith: His footprints traverse the journey of Bangladesh Indian High Commission in Dhaka on Saturday conveyed sincere condolences to the family of late Muhith. As a civil servant, he played an instrumental role in the 1971 Liberation War, said the high commission. The high commission described him as a prolific writer, accomplished economist and an astute politician. "May his soul rest in peace." Birth and Early life  Muhith was born on 25 January 1934 in Dhopadighi, Sylhet. He was the third child of Advocate Abu Ahmad Abdul Hafiz who was a leader of the Pakistan movement and the founder of the then Sylhet District Muslim League. His mother Syed Shahar Banu Chowdhury was also active in politics and social work. He secured first place in the intermediate examination in the province in 1951 from Sylhet MC College.  Muhith stood first class first in BA in English Literature in 1954 from Dhaka University and passed his MA with credit from the same university in 1955. During his service period, he studied at Oxford University from 1957-58 and received an MPA degree from Harvard University in 1964. After joining Pakistan Civil Service in 1956, he served in different capacities in the government of East Pakistan, the central government of Pakistan, and then Bangladesh. During his service as the chief and deputy secretary of the Pakistan Planning Commission, he made a report on the disparity between East and West Pakistan in 1966 and that was the first report submitted on that issue in the Pakistan National Assembly in fulfilment of the constitutional obligation. Liberation War and Beyond He was the counsellor (economic) at the Embassy of Pakistan in Washington DC, when he joined the Liberation War effort as the first in his station to defect for Bangladesh and inspired many others to join him later on. After retiring early from government service in the early Eighties, he embarked on a decades-long career as a consultant on economic and development matters at the Ford Foundation, IFAD, UN, UNDP, ADB and World Bank. Muhith was also a pioneer of the Bangladesh environment movement and was one of the founders as president of BAPA in 2000. He joined Awami League in 2001 and was elected a member of parliament in 2009 from his home constituency in Sylhet, after an earlier foray with Gono Forum fizzled out without notable success.  Muhith was awarded the highest civil award Swadhinata Padak (Independence Award) in 2016 for his contribution to the Liberation War and devoted record of public service. He was equally gifted as a writer and published 35 books on different subjects including Liberation War, economic development, history, public administration and political problems.

Md Hadisur Rahman, who was killed on March 3 in a rocket attack on a Bangladeshi vessel stranded at a Ukrainian port, will be buried at his family graveyard in Kalatala village in Betagi upazila of Barguna on Tuesday. His namaz-e-janaza will be held at 10 am Tuesday, said Maksudur Rahman Forkan, Betagi UP chairman and Hadisur’s uncle. The freezer van carrying Hadisur's body reached his home at Kadamtala village of Barguna’s Betagi upazila at around 10 pm on Monday. Hadisur was the third engineer of the vessel MV Banglar Samriddhi. “My brother’s body arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport carried by a Turkish Airlines flight Airport around 12.30 pm and after all the formalities we left for our village home around 2 pm,” said Golam Mowla Prince, Hadisur’s younger brother. Also read:Hadisur’s body reaches Dhaka

The chief of a probe body formed by the Police Headquarters to look into the namaz-e-janaza attended by thousands of people in Sarail upazila visited the spot on Sunday afternoon.

President Abdul Hamid on Tuesday attended the namaj-e-janaza of Awami League MP Ismat Ara Sadique who passed away here morning.