People pay glowing tributes to Muhith at Central Shaheed Minar

People of all walks of life today paid glowing tributes to former Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital.

Muhith's body was taken at the Central Shaheed Minar around 12.30pm to allow the people to have the last glimpse of this eminent politician, economist, language veteran and valiant freedom fighter.

On behalf of President Md Abdul Hamid, his Military Secretary Major General SM Salahuddin Islam and on behalf of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her Military Secretary Brigadier General Kabir Ahmed paid glowing tributes to Muhith by placing wreaths at his coffin.

On behalf of Parliament Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, Sergeant at Arms Commodore M Nayeem Rahman laid wreath at Muhith's coffin.

Muhith's brother Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen along with other family members was present on the occasion.

Momen said his brother worked with utmost sincerity and honesty for welfare of the people. He sought 'doa' from everyone for eternal peace of the departed soul of the celebrated son of this soil.

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal President and Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting Hasanul Haq Inu also paid their last tributes to Muhith.

Different political, social and cultural organizations and professional bodies and individuals also paid tributes to the former finance minister.

Later, his body was taken on the premises of Dhaka University central mosque where his second namaz-e-janaza was held.

People from all strata joined the janaza. From there, Muhith's body was taken to his birth place in Sylhet. He will be laid to eternal rest at his family graveyard in Raynagar in Sylhet tomorrow.

Earlier, his first namaj-e-janaza was held in city's Gulshan Azad mosque at 11:05am today.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, Planning Minister MA Mannan, State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid, former Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid, former Chief Whip ASM Firoze, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Director General (DG) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun, Muhith's son Shahed Muhith, and people from all walks of life took part in the janaza.

Muhith breathed his last at 12:56 am today at the United Hospital in Dhaka at the age of 88.