Desk Report
Publish: 12 Sep 2022, 09:58 pm
Thousands of people from all walks of life took part in Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury's janaza braving inclement weather || Photo: Collected
Presidium
member of the Awami League and deputy leader of the House Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury
was laid to rest on Monday.
She was
buried with state honours at Banani Graveyard around 6:00 pm after a second
namaz-e-janaza held at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque.
She was
given a guard of honor by the police force before being laid to eternal rest.
Central
leaders of Awami League led by party’s General Secretary Obaidul Quader and
Dhaka North City Corporation mayor Atiqul Islam were present during her burial.
Earlier
around 11 am her first namaz-e-janaza was held at MN Academy school premises in
Nagarkanda upazila of Faridpur.
Thousands
of people from all walks of life took part in the janaza braving inclement
weather. She was given a guard of honour before the janaza.
After
the janaza and tributes, the leaders and family members of Sajeda Chowdhury
left for Dhaka with her mortal remains around 12 pm.
Her
body was taken to the Central Shaheed Minar at 2:40 and was kept there till
4:15 pm so that people from all walks of life could pay homage.
There,
on behalf of the President, military secretary Major General Salahuddin Islam
and military secretary Major General Kabir Ahmad on behalf of the Prime
Minister paid tribute to Sajeda Chowdhury at around 2:45 PM.
AL
General Secretary Obaidul Qader on behalf of the party, president Al Nahiyan
Khan Joy and general secretary Lekhak Bhattacharya on behalf of Bangladesh
Chhatra League (BCL), Dr. Sharfuddin Ahmad on behalf of Bangabandhu Sheikh
Mujib Medical University, Dr Mohammad Akhtaruzzaman on behalf of Dhaka
University along with the representatives of many other political and culture
parties and organisations placed floral wreaths to pay last tribute to the
deceased.
After
paying respect to the dead body of Sajeda Chowdhury, Obaidul Quader said,
"Sajeda Chowdhury appeared as a brave leader during the party's hard times
and she was a very trusted colleague of our leader Prime Minister Sheikh
Hasina. She has been covering a big chapter in the history of Bangladesh politics."
Faridpur-2
MP Sajeda Chowdhury passed away at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka on
Sunday night at the age of 87.
The
deputy leader of the House was admitted to hospital with post-Covid-19
complications two weeks ago.
Prime
Minister Sheikh Hasina and President Abdul Hamid expressed shock and deep grief
at the death of Sajeda.
Home
Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen also
mourned her death.
Deputy
leader of the opposition GM Quader also mourned her passing.
Born in
1935, Sajeda became the deputy leader of the House in 2019 for the third
consecutive term.
She was
also a Language Movement veteran and one of the organisers of the country's
Liberation War.
The
87-year-old served as environment and forest minister and was awarded the
Swadhinata Padak in 2010.
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