Tributes pour in for maestro Imtiaz Bulbul

Hundreds of people from all walks of life thronged the Central Shaheed Minar on Wednesday to pay their last tributes to Ekushey Padak-winning lyricist, composer and music director Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul, reports UNB.
His body was taken to the Shaheed Minar at around 11:00 am so that fans and well-wishers can pay their last respects. The body was kept there until 12:30 pm.
Bulbul, also a freedom fighter, was also given a guard of honour on the Shaheed Minar premises.
A delegation on behalf of President M Abdul Hamid placed a wreath on his coffin while cultural personality and former minister Asaduzzaman Noor, state minister for cultural affairs KM Khalid paid homage to Imtiaz Bulbul.
Awami League leader Mahbubul Alam Hanif on behalf of the ruling party placed a wreath on the coffin of the noted lyricist.
His first namaj-e-janaza was held after Zohr prayers at Dhaka University mosque while the next namaj-e-janaza was held on the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation premises.
Bulbul was laid to eternal rest at Mirpur Martyred Intellectuals' Graveyard after Asr prayers.
Bulbul was taken to Ayesha Memorial Hospital at Mohakhali after he suffered a heart attack at 04:00 am on Tuesday where doctors declared him dead
His body was kept at the mortuary of a hospital.