The Prime Minister’s Office initiated the plan, his son Ananda Zaman told bdnews24.com hours after confirming on Thursday night that tests confirmed Prof Anisuzzaman had COVID-19. “Unfortunately, most of us cannot attend [the funeral], as he tested positive for COVID-19,” Ananda said. They will go to the graveyard after performing all the rituals at the hospital, Ananda said. Prof Anisuzzaman will also be given a guard of honour, according to the son. Having taught Bengali literature at Dhaka University and Chittagong University, he was a professor emeritus at the University of Dhaka.

Source: bd News24 May 14, 2020 21:22 UTC