The coffin carrying his mortal remains was taken to the party’s Naya Paltan headquarters on Thursday afternoon. Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and other top leaders had draped the coffin, placed on a stage erected on the street in front of the office, in a party flag. Then they placed wreaths on the coffin on behalf of BNP chief Khaleda Zia. They also paid their last respects after the funeral prayers.The BNP is observing four days of mourning over Hannan Shah’s death.Shah died at the Raffles Heart Centre in Singapore early on Tuesday from cardiovascular diseases. He was 74.His body was brought back home on Wednesday evening.After his body was taken to his Mohakhali home, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia went there to express her condolences to Shah’s bereaved family.

Source: bd News24 September 29, 2016 16:29 UTC