Politics

Sayedee laid to rest beside elder son

War crimes convict and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delwar Hossain Sayeedi has been laid to rest beside his elder son's grave in Pirojpur.

He, also a former lawmaker from Pirojpur-3 constituency, was buried at their family graveyard at Masimpur in Pirojpur municipality around 3:15 pm on Tuesday.

Earlier around 1:25 pm, his namaz-e-janaza was held. Jamaat-e-Islami's Acting Ameer Professor Mujibur Rahman performed the prayer.

Delwar Hossain Sayeedi died on Monday night while undergoing treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital, Dhaka.