Awami League (AL) presidium member and 14-party alliance spokesperson Mohammed Nasim will be laid to eternal rest at Banani graveyard in the city tomorrow.
Awami League Office Secretary Biplab Barua confirmed the matter.
Earlier, Nasim, who had been on life support after suffering a stroke, passed away at the Bangladesh Specialised Hospital in Shyamoli at the age of 72 at 11.10 am today.
“Mohammed Nasim will be buried at Banani graveyard after his namaj-e-janaza at 10 am at the graveyard,” AL presidium member Jahangir Kabir Nanak said in a briefing on the hospital premises.
Tanvir Shakil Joy, son of Nasim, urged party leaders and workers not to attend the janaza physically for their safety and said, “Please pray for him from your respective places”.
He said, “He (Nasim) did politics for the wellbeing of the countrymen, so considering the people’s welfare, his body will not be taken anywhere”.
Mohammad Nasim is survived by his wife, three sons and a host of relatives and admirers.
On June 1 last, Nasim was admitted to the hospital. Later at night, he was found coronavirus positive after testing his sample.
He suffered a stroke in the early hours of June 5 while undergoing treatment at the hospital.
Following the directive of the Prime Minister, a 13-member medical board was formed led by Dr Kanak Kanti Barua, a renowned neurosurgeon and Vice-Chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).
After few days later, Nasim was found coronavirus negative after testing samples for two times.
