PM attends Salahuddin Ahmed's janaza

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has attended the first namaz-e-janaza of former lawmaker and BNP commerce affairs secretary Salahuddin Ahmed at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.

The Prime Minister paid tribute to the deceased by placing a wreath on his coffin and standing there for a while.

Earlier, Military Secretary to the President Major General ASM Bahauiddin placed a wreath on the coffin on behalf of President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, paying his respects to the former lawmaker.

Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, Deputy Speaker Kayser Kamal, Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni, Water Resources Minister Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee, other cabinet members, whips and current and former lawmakers also attended the funeral prayer and paid their respects.


The former Dhaka-4 lawmaker had been suffering from lung problems and other complications. He was elected to parliament from the constituency on BNP tickets in 1991 and 2001.