People pay last respect to Moudud Ahmed at Shaheed Minar

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Leaders and activists of different political parties, including BNP, Gonoforum, Nagorik Oikya, JSD (Rob), Jagpa, Jatiya Party (Zafar), and Bangladesh NAP together with common people placed wreaths and stood in silence for some time to pray for Moudud’s departed soul.

Moudud’s brother-in-law and Prime Minister’s Energy Advisor Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury and Ganashasthaya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury also went to the Central Shaheed Minar to pay their last homage to the 81-year-old politician.

Later, the body was taken to the Supreme Court premises around 9:50am for the namaz-e-janaza.

Judges and lawyers paid their homage to the former vice-president and prime minister after the funeral prayers that was held around 10:25 am.