Gazipur, July 20 Humayun Ahmed said he would rather be buried elsewhere so that his beloved Nuhash Palli does not turn into a regular graveyard.
He had told bdnews24.com in an interview at the Gazipur retreat on May 12 earlier this year that he really loved the isolated sanctuary of the Pirujali Village about an hour outside Dhaka.
Humayun died Thursday night (Bangladesh time) after almost a nine-month battle against stage 4 cancer. His remains are set to arrive in Dhaka on Sunday.
Named after his eldest son, Nuhash, the writer apprehended that peaceful getaway would swarm with visitors come February and November. "This would turn into Gulistan!" said the writer referring to the noisy intersection of Dhaka.
"I had wanted to be buried here. But then I thought, may be not. Then this place (meaning Nuhash Palli) would turn into a typical graveyard. People would crowd to the place…on Feb 21, on Nov 13, they would come here to lay wreaths," said the writer in his interview. "Now that can't be allowed to happen."
On May 12, a day after returning from New York after a period of treatment, Humayun spoke to bdnews24.com at Nuhash Palli.
"This Nuhash Palli is very dear to me. Every inch of soil here is instilled with my dreams. It must not be sold," he said.
"Selling this would be like selling my dreams. I don't want Nuhash Palli to be a bone of contention among my children," he added.
At one point in this interview he walked around Nuhash Palli as he spoke.
"If, after my death, someone wants to do research here on medicinal plants they are most welcome. There could be a laboratory here as well," he remarked.
After Humayun's death, his youngest brother cartoonist Ahsan Habib told the press that the writer maybe buried in Nuhash Palli.
Another brother, Zafar Iqbal, said Humayun's last wishes would be emphasised in this matter, and if no such will could be determined the family would decide together.
In his interview Humayun had hinted that if needed, his grave could be at Azimpur in Dhaka.
"In Azimpur graveyard, I would go under in a year," he said. "I had made a proposal…if we could bury [the remains] vertically we could use much less space," he added, with his usual wry humour.
Nuhash Palli manager Saiful Islam Bulbul said besides different kinds of plants Nuhash Palli was also host to ducks, swans, cattle, pigeons and many other different animals. Some sculptures are also in place. Humayun's fans often come to the place.
"Nuhash Palli is a very favourite place of his [Humayun's]," Bulbul added.
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