Moudud's body taken to Shaheed Minar
He will be buried in his village home in Noakhali
The body of BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed was taken to Central Shaheed Minar on Friday enabling people to pay their last respect to the seasoned politician.
A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the body of the veteran politician landed Thursday at 6pm at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
He was taken to the United Hospital where his body remained at the mortuary Thursday overnight.
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Later, his mortal remains will be taken to the High Court premises where his first namaz-e-janaza will be held on the High Court premises at 10:30am.
The second janza will be held in front of BNP's Nayapaltan central office after party leaders and activists pay homage to the deceased at 11am.
Moudud's body will be taken to Kabirhat upazila in Noakhali where his third janza will be held in Kabirhat Degree College field at 2:30pm.
Later, Moudud's body will be taken to his village home in Companiganj upazila of the district.
He will be buried at his family graveyard 5:30pm after his last Jazana at Bashurhat Government Mujib College at 4pm beside the graves of his father and mother.
Moudud was admitted to Mount Elizabeth Hospital for advanced treatment on 1 February. He died on Tuesday.
Moudud was elected parliament member for five times from Noakhali-1 and Noakhali-5 constituencies.
He had been deputy prime minister (1976-78) in the government of Ziaur Rahman, prime minister (1986-89), and vice-president (1989–1990) in the government of Hussain Muhammad Ershad.
