Dhaka: Valiant freedom fighter Jahanara Huq, mother of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq, was laid to eternal rest at Banani graveyard in the capital on Saturday afternoon
Earlier, her namaj-e-janaza was held at after Johr prayers at Pani Unnoyon Board Jame Masjid in Banani. A smartly turned out contingent of police gave her guard of honour after janaza, recalling her contribution in the War of Liberation.
Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, Justice Md Zakir Hossain, Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid, former home minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir, Brahmanbaria Sadar constituency lawmaker RAM Obaidul Moktadir Chowdhury and Law Secretary Golam Sarwar attended the janaza, among others.
Jahanara, 85, died of old-age complications at 3.40 am today at Evercare Hospitals Dhaka (Apollo Hospitals), where she was under treatment since October 27, 2019.
She was the widow of Advocate Serajul Huq, a former lawmaker and one of the close associates of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Serajul Huq was also the chief prosecutor of Bangabandhu murder trial.
