DHAKA, March 20, 2022 (BSS) - Former President and Chief Justice
Shahabuddin Ahmed was laid to eternal rest in the city's Banani graveyard
today.

     Following a namaz-e-janaza at National Eidgah at around 10am, the body
was taken to the graveyard.

     Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique, former Chief Justice Syed Mahmud
Hasan, judges of the Appellate division and High Court division of the
Supreme Court, lawyers, leaders of different political parties, along with
his admirers attended the janaza.

     To show respect to Shahabuddin Ahmed, proceedings of both the divisions
of the Supreme Court remained closed today, said a Supreme Court release
here.

     Earlier, his first namaz-e-janaza was held at his village in Kendua
upazila of Netrokona district yesterday. Ahmed was given a guard of honor
before the janaza prayer.

     Ahmed passed away at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) here on
Saturday at the age of 92.

     Family sources said Ahmed breathed his last around 10:25am yesterday. He
had been suffering from old age complications for a long time.

     In February, he got admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of CMH as
his physical condition deteriorated.

     Ahmed was born on February 1, 1930. He served as the President of
Bangladesh from 1996-2001, and the Chief Justice from 1990-1995.

     Earlier, he took over the charge of acting President of the country in
1990 after Hussain Muhammad Ershad resigned from the post.