BNP secretary general and valiant freedom fighter Khandaker Delwar Hossain was buried at his family graveyard by the side of a mosque at Khirai Pachuria in Gheor upazila of Manikganj on Saturday with state honour and due respect.
He was buried at 3.45 PM, reports New Age correspondent in Manikganj.
A veteran politician and lawyer, he died of pneumonia and other old-age complications at Singapore's Mount Elizabeth Hospital on Wednesday. He was 78.
His body was flown to Dhaka the same day.
Namaz-e-janaza was held twice in the village before he was buried.
Thousands of people, cutting across the opinion lines, gathered to attend the janaza prayers as well his burial.
They paid their last respects to the valiant freedom fighter.
Leaders of all political parties recalled the contributions to the nation, Delwar made during his long and chequered political career as a progressive politician with sagacity and principle.
They also recalled the role he played in all democratic movements of this country.
Delwar's body was taken to his ancestral home following a series of janaza prayers in the capital city all largely attended on Friday.
At Manikganj the first namaz-e-janaza was held at the Government Devandra College ground. People from all walks of life and cutting across opinion lines gathered there as his body reached there at midday.
His body was then taken to Gheor where the last namaz-e-janaza was held.
BNP standing committee members Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Abdul Moyeen Khan and Mirza Abbas, the mayor of Dhaka Sadeque Hossain Khoka and senior joint secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, local Awami League lawmaker Jahid Maleque Swapan, former AL minister Moslem Uddin Khan Habu Mia, former BNP Minister Haruner Rashid Khan Monno and former AL
lawmaker Samsuddin Ahmed were present at the time of burial.
Delwar was elected
to parliament five times and he served as chief whip thrice.
On Friday, politicians, lawmakers, judges, lawyers, academics, students and people from all walks of life paid him rich tributes.
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