Sayeedi laid to rest in Pirojpur

Staff Reporter :
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delwar Hossain Sayeedi, who was given imprisonment until death on charges of war crimes, has been laid to rest beside his elder son’s grave in Pirojpur.
Sayeedi, also a former lawmaker from Pirojpur-3 constituency, was buried at his family graveyard at Masimpur in Pirojpur municipality around 3:15 pm on Tuesday.
Earlier around 1:25 pm, his namaz-e-janaza was held. Jamaat-e-Islami’s Acting Ameer Professor Mujibur Rahman performed the prayer.
Former lawmaker Delwar Hossain Sayeedi passed away around 8:40 pm on Monday (August 14) while undergoing treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in the capital.
Sayeedi, who was in Kashimpur jail, fell ill on Sunday (August 13) and was taken to Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College Hospital in Gazipur immediately. From there he was referred to BSMMU in Dhaka.