Last respect for Golam Sarwar
People from all walks of life paid their last tributes to Samakal Editor Golam Sarwar, who died at a Singapore hospital on Monday night, at Central Shaheed Minar in the city on Thursday.
The body of Sarwar, also the President of Editors' Council, was kept at the Central Shaheed Minar from 10 am to 12:30 pm enabling people to pay their last respects to him.
Later, Sarwar's body was taken to the Jatiya Press Club where his last janaza was held after Zohr prayers.
President's Military Secretary Major Gen Sarwar Hossain placed a wreath on his coffin on behalf of the President to pay tributes to the noted journalist.
Prime Minister's Media Adviser Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury , PM's Press Secretary Ehsanul Karim and Deputy Press Secretary Ashraful Alam Khokon paid tributes to him on behalf of the Prime Minister by placing another wreath .
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu, Food Minister Quamrul Islam, State Minister for Information Tarana Halim, BNP Vice Chairman Abdullal Al Noman, Editors Council Gen Ssecretary Mahfuz Anam, senior journalists, among others, attend the janaza.
Golam Sarwar will be buried at Mirpur Martyred Intellectuals' Graveyard after Asr prayers on Thursday.
Earlier, his body was taken to his workplace in Tejgaon Industrial area around 9 am where his colleagues paid last respects to their late editor, while his third namaz-e-janaza was held at the field of Bangladesh University of Textiles adjacent to Samakal office.
Golam Sarwar breathed his last around 9:25 pm (BST) on Monday while undergoing treatment at Singapore General Hospital for various diseases at the age of 75.
