last respects

Last respects paid to poet Alauddin Al Azad

People from all walks paid tribute on Sunday to celebrated author, poet and playwright Alauddin Al Azad, who died aged 77 at his home in Uttara on Friday. The coffin was taken to the Central Shaheed Minar Sunday morning before being carried to the Bangla Academy.

People paying last respects to Gaziul Haque

People from across broad social spectrum on Thursday are thronging the Central Shaheed Minar premises paying their last respects to the language movement hero Gaziul Haque, who died Wednesday afternoon.