Sylhet Bureau :
The remains of Harris Chowdhury, former prime minister Khaleda Zia’s political secretary and a freedom fighter, will be brought to Sylhet from Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Sunday for a reburial, his daughter Barrister Samira Tanzin Chowdhury has said.
She mentioned that the remains will be brought to Sylhet via air ambulance from DMCH.
His funeral prayer as well as a prayer session will be held at the historic Shahi Eidgah ground in Sylhet at 2pm, Samira said, adding that her father will be buried with state honours after Asr prayers at Shafiqul Haque Chowdhury Memorial Orphanage in Kanaighat upazila.
The former BNP leader died on September 3, 2021 but was buried under the name Prof Mahmudur Rahman on the premises of Jamiah Khatamunnabiyyin Madrasa in Birulia, Savar, due to alleged persecution and threats from the then-ruling Awami League.
Later, following a High Court order, the remains were exhumed from the graveyard. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) collected DNA samples for verification and preserved them in the DMCH morgue.
After DNA testing confirmed the identity of the remains as Harris Chowdhury, the court ordered the body to be taken and buried as per the family’s wishes.
