People from all walks of life, mostly teachers and students, paid their last respects to short-story writer and novelist Hasan Azizul Huq, who died on Monday night at the age of 82. As the Ekushey Padak-winning author's body was brought to Central Shaheed Minar of Rajshahi University around 12pm, district commissioner Abdul Jalil was among the first to pay his respect to the departed soul. Abdul placed floral wreaths on Hasan Azizul's body on behalf of Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Read: President Hamid, PM Hasina mourn writer Hasan Azizul Huq's death Teachers and students of different departments as well as representatives of several social and political organisations of Rajshahi University also placed floral wreaths on the body. Hasan Azizul's 'Namaj-e-Janaja' will be held after zuhr and he will be laid to rest in the university's central library garden. Hasan Azizul breathed his last around 9pm on Monday.