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First namaz-e-janaza of Sajeda Chowdhury held
The first namaz-e-janaza of Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, presidium member of the Awami League and deputy leader of the House, was held in Nagarkanda upazila of Faridpur.
The namaz-e-janaza was held around 11 am at MN Academy school premises.
Thousands of people from all walks of life took part in the janaza braving rains.
She was given a guard of honour before the janaza.
Read: AL leader Sajeda Chowdhury passes away
After the janaza and tributes, the leaders and family members of Sajeda Chowdhury left for Dhaka with her mortal remains around 12 pm.
Her body will be taken to the Central Shaheed Minar at 3 pm so that people from all walks of life can pay homage, said Prime Minister's special assistant and Awami League Office Secretary Barrister Biplab Barua.
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Deputy Speaker Fazle Rabbi’s mortal remains arrive in Dhaka
The mortal remains of Deputy Speaker Md Fazle Rabbi Miah arrived in Dhaka on Monday.
A flight of Emirates Airlines carrying Fazle Rabbi’s body from New York reached Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 8:40 am, said additional SP of Airport Armed Police Mohammad Ziaul Haque.
His first Namaz-e-Janaza was held at the National Eidgah premises around 10:30am.
His body will be taken to Bonarpara Kazi Azahar Ali High School premises in Saghata Upazila of Gaibandha around 1:40 pm by a helicopter of armed forces from Dhaka.
His body will be kept at Bharatkhali High School premises in Saghata upazila for people to pay their last tributes where his second Namaz-e-Janaza will be held around 3pm.
Then his body will be taken to Gotia village where another Namaz-e-Janaza will be held.
Read: Deputy Speaker Fazle Rabbi passes away in NY
The Deputy Speaker will be buried beside his two sons’ graves at the family graveyard in his village following a guard of honour by the government around 5pm, according to the Parliament Secretariat.
Advocate Fazle Rabbi breathed his last on July 22 at 3.55pm (NY Time) at Mt Sinai Hospital in New York. He was 76.
The valiant freedom fighter fought against the Pakistan Army in Sector 11 during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971.
Fazle Rabbi, a seven times lawmaker from Gaibandha-5, is survived by his three daughters. His wife Anwara Rabbi passed away in May 2020.
He was a reputed organizer and contributed much in creating public opinion in favor of the Liberation War abroad.
Fazle Rabbi was Chairperson of Bangladesh Association for Voluntary Sterilization (BAVS), Gaibandha from 1980 to 81.
He founded a good number of schools, colleges and madrasas in his own constituency.
A reputed organiser who contributed much in creating public opinion in favour of the Liberation War abroad, Fazle Rabbi was born on April 16 in 1946 and was the founding Secretary of Gaibandha Law College from 1979 to 1986.
He was also an elected Secretary of the Gaibandha Bar from 1978-79.
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MoFA officials pay tributes to ex- secretary Mohiuddin Ahmed
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.
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Namaz-e-janaza of physicist A M Chowdhury on Saturday
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.
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Tearful adieu to AMA Muhith
Former Finance Minister, diplomat, Freedom Fighter and language veteran AMA Muhith was laid to eternal rest at his family graveyard in Sylhet on Sunday.
Muhith, the former MP of Sylhet-1 constituency, was buried after Zohr prayers, next to his parents' graves at his family graveyard at Rainagar Family Graveyard in the city.
Earlier, his last namaz-e-janaza was held at Sylhet Government Alia Madrasha ground around 2:18 pm.
Also read: Muhith: A gifted economist who was a prolific writer!
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, brother of Muhith, Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) mayor Ariful Haque,andleaders and activists of Awami League, among others, attended the namaz-e-janaza.
Earlier, his body was taken to Sylhet Central Shaheed Minar by an ambulance Sunday noon where thousands of people from all walks of life paid their last respect to the former minister.
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Architect Tanweer Karim passes away in USA
Mohammed Tanweer Karim, an architect by profession, passed away on Tuesday in Dallas, Texas, USA. He was 74.
Tanweer left behind his mother, wife, two daughters, two grandchildren, three brothers and a host of relatives to mourn his death.
Read:Bangla Academy Director General Habibullah Sirajee passes away
His namaz-e-janaza will be held on Friday after Jum’a prayers at Plano Mosque, Dallas, said a press release.
Born in Dhaka, Tanweer graduated from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BueT)-1971 batch.
Read:Industrialist Deen Mohammad passes away
His family urged all to pray for the eternal peace of his departed soul.
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Journalist Mizanur laid to rest
Eminent journalist Mizanur Rahman Khan, joint editor of vernacular daily Prothom Alo, was laid to rest at Mirpur Martyred Intellectual Graveyard on Tuesday afternoon.
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DU Bangla Dept Professor Ahmed Kabir passes away
Dr. Ahmed Kabir, a retired Professor of Bangla Department of Dhaka University, has passed away at the age of 76.
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Prominent educationist Prof Atful Hye laid to rest
Prominent educationist and historian Prof Dr. Atful Hye Shibly was laid to rest at Banani graveyard in the city on Wednesday.
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UNB senior reporter Abdur Rahman’s father passes away
Haji Badiul Alam, the father of UNB’s senior reporter Abdur Rahman Jahangir, died at a city hospital on Monday.
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