First janaza of minister Sayedul to be held Sunday

The First namaz-e-janaza of Fisheries and Livestock Minister Muhammed Sayedul Hoque will be held at the South Plaza of Jatiya Sangsad in the capital at 9am on Sunday.

Later, his body will be taken to his constituency in Nasirnagar of Brahmanbaria district by a helicopter where his 2nd janaza will be held at Ashutosh Pilot High School ground at 11am.

He will be buried at his family graveyard at Purbobhagh village of the upazila following another janaza after Zohr prayers, source confirmed the matter.

Sayedul, also a Liberation War organiser and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s political aide, breathed his last at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) around 8:30am on Saturday.

Born on March 4, 1942, Sayedul was elected MP for five times - 1973, 1996, 2001, 2008 and 2014 - on Awami League ticket.

Sayedul was made the fisheries and livestock minister after Awami League formed the present government in 2014.

He was also the vice-president of Brahmanbaria College Students’ Union (1965- 1966) and he actively took part in the Liberation War.