Farooque laid to rest

Akbar Hossain Pathan Farooque, a freedom fighter actor and a lawmaker from Dhaka 17 constituency has been laid to rest in Kaliganj, Gazipur.

His burial was completed there at the family graveyard around 9:30 pm.

He was buried there after his fifth namaz-e-namaz-e-janaza at the local Dakshin Som Tiori Para Mosque.

Confirming the matter, film actor Zayed Khan said, "I was present there. Due to bad weather, Farooque Bhai's burial has been delayed. He was given a guard of honor there before the laid into the grave."

Farooque was under treatment in Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore for one and a half years. He breathed his last on Monday around 8am (Bangladeshi time). That night, his first namaz-e-janaza  was held in Singapore.

The body of the deceased reached Dhaka around 8am on Tuesday morning. Later around 12pm his body was taken to Shaheed Minar for paying tribute. From there, after Zuhr prayer, the body was taken to the FDC and the second next namaz-e-janaza  was completed.