PM Tarique Rahman attends first janaza of BNP leader Salah Uddin Ahmed
Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman today attended the first namaz-e-janaza of former lawmaker and BNP commerce affairs secretary Salah Uddin Ahmed at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.
The Prime Minister paid tribute to the deceased by placing a wreath on his coffin and standing there for a while.
Earlier, Military Secretary to the President Major General ASM Bahauiddin placed a wreath on the coffin on behalf of President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, paying his respects to the former lawmaker.
Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, Deputy Speaker Kayser Kamal, Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni, Water Resources Minister Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee, other cabinet members, whips and current and former lawmakers also attended the funeral prayer and paid their respects.
A special munajat was offered after the janaza, seeking eternal peace for the departed soul.
Salah Uddin Ahmed died at Evercare Hospital in Bashundhara around 8:00 pm on Tuesday while undergoing treatment. He was 80.
The former Dhaka-4 lawmaker had been suffering from lung problems and other complications. He was elected to parliament from the constituency on BNP tickets in 1991 and 2001.
According to his family members, his next funeral prayer will be held in front of the BNP central office at Nayapaltan at 1:30 pm today, followed by another at Lal Masjid in Shyampur at 3:00 pm. He will be laid to eternal rest beside his father's grave at Jurain graveyard.
