BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia consoles the grieving wife of late BNP leader Khandker Delwar Hossain who passed away Wednesday.Photo: STARPeople from all walks of life including lawmakers and leaders of different political parties paid their last respect to BNP secretary general Khandaker Delwar Hossain at his namaj-e-janazas yesterday.
Delwar's coffin was first taken to the Central Shaheed Minar around 9:00am where hundreds of people came to pay homage to the seasoned politician, who died on Wednesday in a Singapore hospital at the age of 78.
He is expected to be buried today at his family graveyard at Khirai Pachuria in Manikganj.
President and general secretary of Communist Party of Bangladesh Manjurul Ahsan Khan and Mujahidul Islam Selim, among others, placed wreaths on his coffin at the Central Shaheed Minar.
Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque, Supreme Court Bar Association President Khandaker Mahbub Hossain and lawyers attended the second janaza on the High Court premises at about 10:00am.
Later, his body was taken to the south plaza of the parliament building where the third janaza was held around 11:00am.
Ministers, parliamentarians and party leaders including Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam and Joint Secretary General Mahbubul Alam Hanif, Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon, Jatiya Party Secretary General Ruhul Amin Hawlader, Chief Whip Abdus Shahid, Opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abdin Farooque and BNP leader Moudud Ahmed attended the namaj-e-janaza.
On behalf of AL, Syed Ashraful Islam and Mahbubul Alam Hanif laid wreaths on his casket.
BNP leaders Moudud Ahmed, Jamiruddin Sircar and MK Anwar placed wreaths on behalf of the opposition leader.
Delwar was elected parliament member five times, and he served as chief whip in the fifth, sixth and eighth parliament. He was the opposition chief whip in the seventh parliament.
The fourth janaza was held at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque after Juma prayers and the fifth in front of BNP's central office at Naya Paltan in the capital after Asr prayers.
His first janaza was held at Armanitola Maidan after Esha prayers on Thursday night.
