Former Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh and immediate-past High Commissioner to India Syed Muazzem Ali was laid to eternal rest with state honour yesterday.
Muazzem Ali, also a freedom fighter, was given state guard of honour at state guesthouse Padma after his first namaz-e-janaza earlier in the day. His second namaz-e-janaza was held at Gulshan Azad Mosque after Zohr prayers. He was then laid to rest at Banani graveyard in the capital.His qulkhawani will be held on Friday, said an official.
Syed Muazzem Ali, 75, passed away on Monday at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in the capital while undergoing treatment days after he returned from New Delhi following his five-year stint in India.
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