Syed Haq laid to rest in Kurigram

People pay tribute to the eminent writer Syed Shamsul Haq by placing wreath on his coffin at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital on Wednesday. — Saurav Lasker

Versatile writer Syed Shamsul Haq was buried on the Kurigram Government College premises on Wednesday afternoon.
After a funeral prayer Syed Haq was buried at about 5:00pm beside a mosque on the college ground in his birthplace Kurigram.
The people from all walks of life converged on the Kurigram Government College to pay their homage to Syed Haq when the helicopter carrying the poet’s body landed on the college campus at about 4:00pm.
Earlier, several thousand people, fans, colleagues, political leaders, top government officials turned out to have a last glimpse and pay their last respects to the poet, lyricist, writer, screenwriter, playwright and filmmaker at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital.
The president of the republic, Abdul Hamid, was first to pay last respect to the versatile writer by placing a wreath at the coffin around 11:30am at Central Shaheed Minar.

The president, Abdul Hamid, pay tribute to the writer Syed Shamsul Haq by placing a wreath at his coffin around 11:30am at Central Shaheed Minar in the capital on Wednesday. — Focusbanlga photo

Cultural affairs minister Asaduzzaman Noor and Dhaka University vice-chancellor AAMS Arefin Siddique briefed the president there.
Mortal remains of Syed Shamsul Haq were taken to the Central Shaheed Minar around 11:15am after holding a funeral prayer at Channel i in the morning. His body was also kept for some time at Bangla Academy.
The writer’s coffin was placed on a raised platform on the north side of Shaheed Minar premises.
A condolence book was opened at the venue. Sammilita Sangskritik Jote conducted the condolence programme.
Later, the body of Syed Haq was taken to the Dhaka University mosque where another funeral prayer was held after zuhr prayers.
Then the body was taken to the Old Airport at Tejgaon from where Syed Haq was flown to Kurigram.
Independence Day award-winning poet-playwright Syed Shamsul Haq died at the capital’s United Hospital on Tuesday evening. He was 80.
He had been suffering from lung cancer.

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