SYLHET, Apr 30 (BSS): Former Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, one of the organizers of Liberation War and Language Movement veteran, will be buried in Sylhet tomorrow.
Sylhet district Awami League has declared two days of mourning in honour of Muhith.
The decision was taken at an emergency meeting of the district and metropolitan Awami League at Hafiz Complex in the city this afternoon, said Sylhet Metropolitan Awami League General Secretary Professor Md Zakir Hossain.
His body will be taken to the Central Shaheed Minar in Sylhet at 12 noon tomorrow to pay homage by people of all walks of life. The last janaza of AMA Muhith will be held at 2 pm tomorrow at the ground of Sylhet Government Alia Madrasa.
The Sylhet City Corporation has started preparing the ground of the historic Alia Madrasa in Sylhet to hold janaza of AMA Muhith.
After the Janaza, he will be laid to rest at the family graveyard of the deceased at the Deputy House in Rayanagar as per his wishes, said family sources.
The two-day mourning programmes include holding black badges, hoisting black flags at the temporary offices of Sylhet district and metropolitan Awami League, arranging special prayers at different mosques and temples in all upazilas and wards of Sylhet metropolis seeking peace and salvation of his departed soul.
AMA Muhith was born on January 25, 1934 in Sylhet's Dhopadighirpar. Muhith was the third among 14 siblings of Abu Ahmad Abdul Hafiz and Syeda Sahar Banu Chowdhury.
Sylhet dist AL declares two-day mourning for Muhith
FE Team | Published: April 30, 2022 22:42:07
Sylhet dist AL declares two-day mourning for Muhith
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