First Namaz-e-janaza of Barrister Huda Held on SC Premises

The first namaz-e-janaza of Trinamul BNP Chairman and former minister Barrister Nazmul Huda was held on the Supreme Court premises in Dhaka around 12:30pm Monday, reports BSS.  

Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique, judges of the Appellate and High Court divisions, Attorney General AM Amin Uddin, Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Md Momtazuddin Fakir, former presidents Muhammad Yusuf Hussain Humayun and Zainul Abedin, SCBA Secretary Md Abdun Nur Dulal, former secretary AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon, Supreme Court Registrar General Md Golam Rabbani, incumbent and former SCBA leaders, officers of the Attorney General's Office, senior advocates of the Supreme Court, officials of the Supreme Court administration and a large number of lawyers and court officials participated in the namaz-e-janaza.

Barrister Nazmul Huda passed away around 10pm on Sunday, while undergoing treatment at a city hospital at the age of 80.

Family sources said he will be buried at his family graveyard in the Shaheenpukur area of Dhaka's Dohar.

Huda was the founding president of Trinamul BNP, the latest registered political party from the Election Commission.

He served as information minister during 1991-1996 and then as communications minister during 2001-2006. Huda was elected lawmaker from Dhaka-1 (Dohar-Nawabganj) constituency four times with BNP ticket.

Huda formed two new political parties namely Bangladesh National Alliance (BNA) and Bangladesh Manabadhikar Party (BMP) besides Trinamul BNP.