His colleagues, supporters and well-wishers came to pay their final tribute to the departed Awami League leader at the South Plaza of the parliament building on Sunday. After the service, the mortal remains of Syed Ashraf were flown to Kishoreganj where a second funeral service was held at 12pm. Syed Ashraf, the son of Syed Nazrul Islam, one of the four national leaders killed in jail in 1975, left for the United Kingdom shortly after his father’s assassination. Awami League Joint-General Secretary Mahbub-ul Alam Hanif offered a speech memorialising Syed Ashraf before the prayer service. Syed Monjurul Islam, younger brother of Syed Ashraf, spoke about his brother on behalf of the family.

Source: bd News24 January 06, 2019 06:57 UTC