Bangladesh bids farewell to martyred army officers with state honour
President joins janaza of slain army officers
Monday March 02 2009 19:41:43 PM BDT
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Mar 2 (BSS)- Thousands of people thronged the National Parade Square as the Namaz-e-janaza of 48 martyred army officers including BDR Chief Maj Gen Shakil Ahmed as well as his slain wife Nazneen Shakil and an army jawan was held here this morning bidding farewell to them with state honour.
A 21-gun salute was offered as army trucks carried 50 national flag draped coffins to the scene, where President Zillur Rahman, cabinet members, lawmakers, politicians and chiefs of three services stood in solemn silence along with army troops, civil and military officers, relatives and several thousand people.
Emotion gripped the mourners as a military official read out the names of the slain officers as Bangladesh lost the highest number of army officers in a mutiny while the mourners were asked "what type of people the dead were" as part of the janaza.
The imam, who led the namaj-e-janaza, recited from the holy Quran ahead of the janaza followed by their burial at the Banani Military Graveyard.
President Zillur Rahman attended the namaj-e-janaza of 48 army officers, wife of BDR) Chief Maj Gen Shakil Ahmed's wife Nazneen Shakil and a army jawan at the National Parade Square here this morning.
They were brutally killed in the rebellion of BDR jawans at its headquarters at Peelkhana here on February 25 and 26.Cabinet members, lawmakers, political leaders, chiefs ofthree services along with civil and military officials attended the janaza.
Besides, relatives of the slain army officers and a huge number of people from all walks of life joined the janaza. They prayed for eternal peace of the departed souls of the army officers.
Later, President Zillur Rahman placed wreaths at the coffins of the slain soldiers and stood in solemn silence for some time.
Military Secretary to the Prime Minister also placed wreaths on behalf of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Chief of Army Staff General Moeen U Ahmed, Chief of Naval Staff Rear Admiral ZU Ahmed and Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal SM Ziaur Rahman placed wreaths to pay their tributes to the slain army officers.
After placing of wreaths, air force jets offered flying salutes to the army officers. Earlier, a 21-gun salute was offered when nine trucks
decorated with flowers carried the national flag draped coffins to the parade square.
On the arrival of the coffins, a contingent from three services gave armed salute to the slain officers.
Earlier on Friday, the namaz-e-janaza of seven slain army officers was held at the Army Central Mosque in Dhaka Cantonment.
On the arrival of the coffins,a contingent from three services gave armed salute to the slain officers. The Namaz-e-Janaza was held for Shaheed Major General Shakil Ahmed and his wife Begum Nazneen Shakil, Brigadier General Md Abdul Bari, Brigadier General Md Zakir Hossain, Colonel Mujibul Haque, Col Md Anisuzzaman, Col Mohammad Mashiur Rahman,Col Kudrat Elahi Rahman Shafiq, Col Mohammad Akhtar Hossain, Col Md Rezaul Kabir, Col Nafiz Uddin Ahmed, Col Kazi Emdadul Haq, Col Shamsul Arefin Ahamed, Col Mohammad Nakibur Rahman, Col Kazi Moazzem Hossain, Col Md Shawkat Imam, Col Mohammad Emdadul Islam,Col Md Aftabul Islam, Lt Col Enshad Ibn Amin, Lt Col Enayetul Haq, Lt Col Golam Kibria, Lt Col Shamsul Azam, Lt Col Md Badrul Huda, Lt Col Md Saiful Islam, Lt Col Md Lutfar Rahman, Lt Col Mohammad Sajjadur Rahman, Lt Col Kazi Rabi Rahman, Lt Col Lutfar Rahman Khan, Maj Md Makbul Hossain, Maj Md Abdus Salam Khan, Maj Hossain Sohel Shahnewaj, Maj Kazi Mosaddek Hossain, Major Md Saleh, Maj Mahmud Hasan, Maj Mustak Mahmud, Maj Mahmudul Hasan,Maj Humayun Haider, Maj Md Azharul Islam, Maj Md Humayun Kabir Sarkar, Maj Md Khalid Hossain, Maj Mohammad Maksum-ul-Hakim, Maj Syed Md Idris Iqbal, Maj Md Rafiqul Islam, Maj Muhammad Mosharaf Hossain, Maj Mohammad Mominul Islam Sarkar, Maj Mostafa Asaduzzaman and Maj S M Mamunur Rahman as well as army jawan Jahrul Islam.
Later, 42 slain officers were buried at Military Graveyard at Banani in the city while eight others were flown to their respective villages for burial with state honour.
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