BSS-60 Housing minister’s father Abdul Khaleq Sheikh laid to rest

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Housing minister’s father Abdul Khaleq Sheikh laid to rest

PIROJPUR, April 7, 2019 (BSS) – Freedom Fighter Abdul Khaleq Sheikh, father of Housing and Public Works Minister S M Rezaul Karim, was laid to eternal rest at his family graveyard tonight at Tarabunia in Nazirpur upazila of the district.

His first namaz-e-janaza was held on the official residence premises of the housing minister in the city’s Baily Road area at 10.00 am.

Ministers, members of parliament, senior government officials, judges, lawyers and other dignitaries joined the namaz-e-janaza.

His second namaz-e-janaza was held on Satkachima madrasa premises at Nazirpur Sadar Upazila while the third one was held on Boroibunia Secondary School ground in the upazila.

Before the burial, a smart contingent of the Pirojpur district police gave him a Guard of Honor.

Pirojpur deputy commissioner Abu Ali Mohammad Sajjad Hossain, acting superintendent of police Mollah Azad, Pirojpur municipal mayor Habibur Rahman Malek, Sadar Upazila Parishad Chairman Mujibur Rahman Khalek, Commander of Upazila Muktijoddha Command Council Sheikh Abdul Latif and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.

Khaleq breathed his last around 7:20am while undergoing treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) today at the age of 90.

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