Saifur Rahman laid to rest
Tuesday, 8 September 2009
Bangladesh's longest-serving finance minister M Saifur Rahman was buried Monday at the family graveyard in Baharmardan of Moulavibazar after he died in a crash on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway Saturday, reports bdnews24.com.
The veteran BNP policymaker, credited with liberalising the economy and presenting the budget for unprecedented 12 occasions, was laid to rest at 5:30pm after a Namaj-e-janaza on the Moulavibazar Government High School ground.
Earlier, the ambulance carrying the body of veteran BNP leader from Dhaka reached Shahi Eidgah ground in Sylhet at around 12:50pm where a Namaj-e-janaza was also held.
People from across social and political spectrum paid their last tribute to Saifur at the Sylhet Central Shaheed Minar.
Sylhet City Mayor Badaruddin Ahmed Kamran laid flowers on the coffin on behalf of all parties.
Saifur Rahman was not only the pride of Sylhet, but the whole country, speakers said at a brief discussion held on the life of the former finance minister after the Janaza.
The veteran BNP policymaker, credited with liberalising the economy and presenting the budget for unprecedented 12 occasions, was laid to rest at 5:30pm after a Namaj-e-janaza on the Moulavibazar Government High School ground.
Earlier, the ambulance carrying the body of veteran BNP leader from Dhaka reached Shahi Eidgah ground in Sylhet at around 12:50pm where a Namaj-e-janaza was also held.
People from across social and political spectrum paid their last tribute to Saifur at the Sylhet Central Shaheed Minar.
Sylhet City Mayor Badaruddin Ahmed Kamran laid flowers on the coffin on behalf of all parties.
Saifur Rahman was not only the pride of Sylhet, but the whole country, speakers said at a brief discussion held on the life of the former finance minister after the Janaza.