In the meantime, Rangpur natives demanded that Ershad be laid to rest in his hometown. A military helicopter carrying the coffin of Ershad landed at the Rangpur Cantonment around 11:45am on Tuesday, Jatiya Party Presidium Member ATU Taj Rahman told bdnews24.com. Ershad's elder son Shad Ershad, Jatiya Party General Secretary Moshiur Rahman Ranga and former Jatiya Party secretary general ABM Ruhul Amin Howlader accompanied Quader during the trip. The fourth funeral prayers for Ershad will be held around 1:30pm at the Eidgah premises in Rangpur. Ershad also wished to be buried in his village home, claimed local leaders and activists of Jatiya Party.

Source: bd News24 July 16, 2019 05:48 UTC