Ex-BNP MP Salahuddin Ahmed's first janaza held at Parliament
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman then placed a wreath on the coffin and stood silently for a while to pay his last respects to the former lawmaker.
The first namaz-e-janaza of former BNP MP and the party's commerce affairs secretary Salahuddin Ahmed was held at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban today (14 October).
Salahuddin's coffin was brought to the South Plaza, where the janaza was held at around 11am.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Deputy Speaker Kayser Kamal, Chief Whip Nurul Islam, Water Resources Minister Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Anee, cabinet members, whips, and current and former MPs attended the janaza.
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After the janaza, a special munajat was offered, praying for salvation of the departed soul.
Earlier, Major General ASM Bahauiddin, military secretary to President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, placed a wreath on Salahuddin's coffin, on behalf of the president.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman then placed a wreath on the coffin and stood silently for a while to pay his last respects to the former lawmaker.
Salahuddin Ahmed died at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka on Tuesday night while undergoing treatment for lung problems and other health complications. He was 80.
He was elected MP from the Dhaka-4 constituency on a BNP ticket in 1991 and 2001.
Family members said his next janaza would be held in front of the BNP central office at Naya Paltan at 1:30pm, followed by another at Lal Mosque in Shyampur at 3pm.
He would then be buried beside his father's grave at Jurain in the capital.
