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Vol. 5 Num 949 Tue. January 30, 2007  
   
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Waheedul Haq's body donated to BSMMU


Family members of Waheedul Haq, veteran journalist, columnist and Tagore song specialist, yesterday donated his body to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) for medical research, family sources said.

They said the donation was made to the university as Waheedul mentioned it in his will.

Waheedul Haq, who was undergoing treatment at Birdem hospital for the past few weeks, passed away in the intensive care unit of the hospital on Saturday afternoon. He was suffering from pneumonia and lung and kidney diseases.

The body of Haq was kept at Birdem mortuary till yesterday evening.

Family members said Waheedul Haq lived in the hearts and minds of all and he wanted to live that way after his death as well.