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Marino Rigon laid to eternal rest amid love, respect
BAGERHAT, Oct 21, 2018 (BSS) – Italian-born Bangladesh’s honorary citizen
and freedom fighter Father Marino Rigon was laid to eternal rest beside the
Saint Pauls Church at Shelabunia in Mongla upazila of Bagerhat district with
due state honor as per his last wish.
A special prayer was offered in the afternoon following his coffin was
taken to Mongla Upazila Parishad premises around 9:00 am by a special
government helicopter so that people can pay their last tributes to him, said
a press release.
The freedom fighter was given guard of honour on the premise, the release
said.
People of all walks including government officials and representatives from
political, social and cultural organizations paid tributes to him placing
wreaths on the coffin containing the remains.
Khulna City Corporation Mayor Talukdar Abdul Khalek, Italian Ambassador
Mario Palma, Bagerhat Deputy Commissioner Tapan Kumar Biswas, Police Super
Pankaj Chandra Roy, Mongla Upazila Executive Officer Md Rabiul Islam, Bishop
Ramen Bishwash, Francis Sudan Haldar and Rigon’s nephew Morinho Cabistro were
present on the occasion.
Father Rigon, who was given honorary citizenship in 2009 and honored with
‘Friends of Liberation War Honour’ in 2012, breathed his last in Italy on
October 20, 2017.
The body of Father Marino arrived in Bangladesh on Sunday.
The Bangladesh government completed the necessary formalities to allow his
body to be laid in Bagerhat’s Mongla in accordance with his final wishes, the
Bangladesh foreign ministry said in a statement.
BSS/corr/SRH/RY/1930 hrs