DHAKA: Fisheries and Livestock Minister M Sayedul Hoque was laid to eternal rest next to his parents’ tombs in their family graveyard in Purbavag village of Brahmanbaria’s Nasirnagar upzila on Sunday afternoon (Dec 17).

Earlier, the first namaz-e-janaza of Fisheries and Livestock Minister M Sayedul Hoque was held at the South plaza of Jatiya Sangsad early Sunday (December 17).

President Md Abdul Hamid, Finance Minister AMA Muhith, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed, Minister for Road Transport & Bridges Obaidul Quader, Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque, Rail Minister Mujibul Haque, Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sharif, Civil Aviation & Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon, Water Resources Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud, MPs, cabinet members and people from different walks of life attended the prayers. 

Sayedul was accorded a guard of honor, on behalf of Dhaka district administration.

Afterwards, President Abdul Hamid, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, Deputy Speaker Fazle Rabbi Miah paid tribute to Sayedul Hoque. 

ater his body was taken to Brahmanbaria upazila sadar by a naval helicopter and the second namaz-e-janaza was held at Nasirnagar Ashutosh Pilot High School around 1:00pm where politicians, relatives, neighbors and government officials took part in the prayer.

Sayedul breathed his last at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), at 8:39pm Saturday (December 16). He was 75.

He was suffering from various old age complications.

BDST: 1710 HRS, DEC 17, 2017
AP