File photo: Body of Jatiya Party (JaPa) chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad is being carried by members of Bangladesh Army at Army Central Mosque on Sunday, July 14, 2019 Focus BanglaParty leaders in Rangpur demanded that Ershad be buried thereJatiya Party has decided to bury their Chairman Hussain Mouhammad Ershad at the Army Graveyard in Dhaka. According to the statement, the decision of burying Ershad in Dhaka was taken on Monday night. Also Read- Rangpur JaPa leaders demand Ershad's burial in hometownHis body is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka from Rangpur on Tuesday afternoon. Also Read- Helicopter carrying Ershad’s body reaches RangpurThe former Chief Martial Law Administrator breathed his last on Sunday at Combined Military Hospital (CMH). Following his death, Jatiya Party’s Rangpur unit leaders demanded that Ershad be buried either in Rangpur or beside the mausoleum of three leaders at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 16, 2019 07:30 UTC