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BSS-23
CPB-ZAFAR-BURIAL
Abu Zafar’s burial tomorrow
DHAKA, May 31, 2019 (BSS) – Former General Secretary of Communist Party of
Bangladesh (CPB) and Freedom Fighter Syed Abu Zafar will be laid to eternal
rest at his village home in Moulvibazar tomorrow.
He would be buried at Shah Mostafa Dargah adjacent graveyard at
Shamsernagar in Moulvibazar district following a namaj-e-janaza at Shah
Mostafa Eidgah at 2pm, said a press release of CPB.
Zafar breathed his last at a Dhaka hospital on May 28.
His body will be taken to his Shamsernagar road residence in Moulvibazar
and later the body will be taken to CPB’s district office.
District unit leaders and workers will place wreaths on the coffin of Zafar
and later it will be taken to Moulvibazar Central Shaheed Minar to allow the
people of all strata to have their last glimpse of Zafar.
A guard of honor will be given to the freedom fighter for his contribution
to the country’s Liberation War.
CPB central committee adviser Manzurul Ahsan Khan, general secretary
Mohammad Shah Alam and other central leaders and leaders of different
organizations and parties will join the funeral ceremony of Zafar.
Besides, CBP will observe mourning day tomorrow at the death of the party’s
former general secretary. Black flags will be hoisted at all offices of the
party including the central office and party flags will be kept at half-mast.
CPB will organize mourning procession, mourning meeting and other
programmes. CPB leaders and workers will place wreaths at the portrait of
Zafar in front of the party’s central office at Mukti Bhaban at Purana Paltan
here at 10am tomorrow.
BSS/PR/MKD/FI/ 1750 hrs