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People pay last tributes to Golam Sarwar
DHAKA, Aug 16, 2018 (BSS) – People from all walks of life today paid here their last tributes to Samakal Editor Golam Sarwar, also a Freedom Fighter, who died at a Singapore hospital on Monday.
Representatives from President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, several ministers, advisers, leaders of different journalist bodies and socio-cultural organizations paid their last tributes to the eminent journalist at Jatiya Press club, Central Shaheed Minar, Tejgaon Samakal office and Barishal Banaripara areas.
The body of Sarwar, president of editor’s council, was brought to the Jatiya Press club (JPC) where journalists paid their tributes to him before his last Namaz-e-Janaza after Zohr prayers.
On behalf of the President, his military secretary Major General Sarwar Hossain paid last tribute to him by placing a wreath at the JPC where the body was kept since 1 pm.
Later, on behalf of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim placed wreaths at the coffin of Golam Sarwar.
Dhaka district administration led by Executive Magistrate Anowar Uzzaman gave a guard of honour to the freedom fighter on the JPC premises. A Namaz-e-Janaza was held there where country’s eminent personalities attended.
A memorial meeting was held at the JPC where Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu, Food Minister Advocate Quamrul Islam, State Minister for Information Tarana Halim, Prime Minister’s Information Adviser Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, General Secretary of editors’ council and Editor of the Daily Star Mahfuz Anam, BNP Vice-President Abdullah Al-Noman, JPC President and General Secretary respectively Shahfiqur Rahman and Farida Yasmin, BFUJ President Molla Jalal, Samakal Publisher AK Azad, Samakal acting Editor Mustafiz Shafi, former JPC President Riaz Uddin Ahmed, Golam Sarwar’s son Golam Shahriar Ranjan and acting Editor of the Daily Jugantor Saiful Alam were present.
Besides, journalist leaders under the banner of different journalist bodies including Jatiya Press Club (JPC), BFUJ-Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists,DUJ-Dhaka Union of Journalists paid their last respect to him.
Journalists of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), led by its Managing Director and Chief Editor Abul Kalam Azad, Press Information Department (PID) led by Principal Information Officer (PIO) Begum Kamrun Nahar, Barishal Division Journalist Forum led by Azizul Islam Bhuiyan and Aminul Islam Mirza, daily Ittefaq’s family led by Abul Khayer, daily Sangbad family led by journalists Kashem Humayun and Kazi Rafiq, Dhaka Divisional Journalists Forum, Khulna Divisional Journalist Forum, Dhaka-based Patuakhali Journalist Forum, Law Reporters Forum, Nari Sangbadik Kenra, Economic Reporters Forum, Dhaka-based Chattogram Journalists Samity, Dhaka Sangbadik Bohumukhi Samity Sangbadpatra Hawkers’ Bohumukhi Samity, among others, placed wreaths at the coffin of Sarwar.
Earlier, an ambulance carrying the body of Sarwar was taken to the central Shaheed Minar from Tajgaon Samakal office at about 11 am. The body was kept there till 12.30 pm enabling people to pay their last respects to him.
Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, Finance Minister AMA Muhith, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed, Health Minister Mohammed Nasim, Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu, Food Minister Advocate Quamrul Islam, Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor, Director General of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Benazir Ahmed and Khushi Kabir of “Nejera Kori” placed wreaths at the coffin.
Earlier, his body was taken to his workplace at Tejgaon Industrial area around 9 am where his colleagues paid last respects to their late editor and his third Namaz-e-Janaza was held at the field of Osmani Hall of Bangladesh University of Textiles adjacent to Samakal office.
Sarwar breathed his last around 9.25 pm (BST) on Monday while undergoing treatment at a Singapore Hospital for various health complications including, pneumonia, lung and kidney. He was 75.
He is survived by wife, two sons, one daughter and a host of relatives and admirers.
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