Veteran leader of Bangladesh Awami League and former Health Minister Mohammad Nasim was laid to rest Sunday morning at the Banani graveyard in the capital, after being awarded a guard of honour.
His first namaz-e-janaza, attended by over 500 people who came from his constituency in Sirajganj, was held at 9:37 am at Sobhanbagh Jame Mosque in Dhanmondi.
After the second namaz-e-janaza at 10:25 am at Banani Jam-e-mosque in the capital, Nasim was laid to eternal rest around 10:55 am. It was attended by hundreds of AL leaders and activists maintaining physical distance amid Covid-19 threat.
Mohammad Nasim, son of Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali, one of the organisers of the Liberation War of Bangladesh and a close associate of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, breathed his last at Bangladesh Specialised Hospital in the capital on Saturday. He was 72.
Tributes and condolences poured in after the demise of veteran politician and Awami League presidium member.
President Abdul Hamid said Nasim was a fearless fighter in all the democratic movements of the country including the struggle for independence and the Liberation War.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh has lost a patriot and a leader of the mass at his death. "I've lost a trustworthy co-fighter," she said.
Earlier on June 5, the former minister underwent successful surgery after his condition deteriorated following a stroke while undergoing treatment at the hospital.
A day before that, his health condition had improved and he was scheduled to be shifted to a cabin from ICU.
On June 2, Nasim tested positive for coronavirus and later he tested negative for Covid-19.
Nasim had been the convenor for the 14-party ruling alliance forged around the heft of Awami League.
