Dhaka, Jul 23 Thousands of fans broke down while paying their last respects to celebrated writer Humayun Ahmed who died in New York on July 19. President Zillur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina led the tributes with flowers on a day of huge emotions.
Emotionally charged people descended on the Central Shaheed Minar in droves after the ambulance carrying the dead body of the deceased writer reached there around 10:22am from the airport.
A sea of humanity waited patiently around the Shaheed Minar from 8am to have a last glimpse of the legend.
Humayun's children from his first marriage, Nova, Shila and Nuhash, the writer's two brothers Muhammad Zafar Iqbal and Ahsan Habib, two sisters and Zafar's wife Yasmin Haque stood by his coffin.
The writer's mother Ayesha Foyez and wife Meher Afroz Shaon arrived there minutes later.
Humayun's friend journalist Saleh Chowdhury and writer Syed Shamsul Haque were also seen standing by his coffin.
The President's Military Secretary Major General Fakhruddin Ahmed was the first to place floral wreath on the writer's coffin followed by Prime Minister's Special Assistant (Media) Mahbubul Haque Shakil and her Assistant Personal Secretary Saifuzzaman Shikhor.
Sajeda compared Humayun's contribution to the Bengali literature with that of Rabindranath Tagore, Sharat Chandra Chattopadhya and Shamsur Rahman.
She said the writer had inspired Bangladesh's young generation to read books. "He also had unparalleled contribution to the country's drama and cinema."
Hasanul Haque Inu and Shirin Akhter paid respects for Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JaSaD).
Information Secretary Abul Kalam Azad, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid, Foreign Secretary Dipu Moni, Food Minister Abdur Razzaque, State Minister for Housing and Public Works Abdul Mannan Khan, State Minister for Women and Child Affairs Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, Additional Inspector General of Police Shahidul Islam, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Benazir Ahmed and others then paid their respects.
Food Minister Abdur Razzaque said the writer contributed a great deal to Bangladesh's literature, cinema, plays and other arenas and his death was an irreparable loss to Bangladesh.
Foreign Minister Dipu Moni said the nation will remember his contribution.
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said the government was considering including several of the writer's works in the syllabus in schools and colleges.
BNP's Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and several other leaders of the party paid respects.
Five private television stations, apart from state-run Bangladesh Television, are telecasting the proceedings programme live from the Central Shaheed Minar.
Two condolence books were also opened at the Shaheed Minar where the writer's body will be kept until 2pm.
A Namaz-e-Janaza will be held at the National Eidgah at 2:30pm before Humayun's body will be kept at BIRDEM's mortuary.
কোন মন্তব্য নেই:
একটি মন্তব্য পোস্ট করুন