MP Badal's Janaza held at JS complex

The namaz-e-janaza of valiant freedom fighter and parliament member Moinuddin Khan Badal was held at South Plaza of Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in the city on Saturday morning, reports BSS.

Political leaders, cabinet members, leaders of the 14-party alliance, members of parliament, eminent personalities and officers and employees of JS attended the janaza.

President M Abdul Hamid's military secretary, on behalf of the head of the state, placed wreath on the coffin of Badal, a three-time elected MP from Chittagong 8 (Chandgaon-Boalkhali) constituency and a member of the standing committee on Liberation War Affairs in the 11th parliament.

Later, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid tributes to him by placing wreaths on his coffin. After placing the wreath, the premier stood in solemn silence for some time as a mark of profound respect to the memory of Badal, executive president of a faction of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD).

Flanked by senior leaders and parliament members of the party, Sheikh Hasina, also the Awami League president laid another wreath on the coffin on behalf of the party.