Former MP and BNP assistant organising secretary Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu was laid to rest at Azimpur Graveyard on Monday. He was buried in his late father Nizamuddin Ahmed’s grave around 6:45pm after his third and final namaj-e-janaza at Hazaribagh Leather Technology College ground after Asr prayers. Family members, locals and BNP leaders and activists joined the burial of Pintu, also a former president of BNP’s student body Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal. Pintu, a convict in DBR carnage case, died at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) on Sunday afternoon. Assistant sub-inspector of RMCH police box Chanchal said Pintu was taken to the RMCH at noon after he complained of chest pain and breathed his last at the hospital around 12:20 pm. However, Dr Rais Uddin, head of RMCH cardiology department, said Pintu died of cardiac arrest before he was taken to the hospital. BNP and Pintu’s family alleged that he was killed in a planned way. Pintu’s brother Nasim Ahmed Rintu received Pintu’s body from forensic department of the RMCH around 11pm on Sunday night. Later, the BNP leader’s first namaj-e-janaza was held on the Hetemkhan Baro Mosque premises in Rajshahi joined by local BNP leaders and activists. The ambulance carrying Pintu’s body reached his Hazaribagh residence around 5:50am. From his residence, Pintu’s body was brought to Nayaplatan around 10:50am. BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia reached Nayaplatan around 11:38am and placed wreaths along with her party’s leaders and activists on Pintu’s coffin. After showing her respect, a tearful Khaleda stood in solemn for some time beside the coffin. She had a last glimpse of the deceased and she herself covered the coffin with a flag of her party. Leaders and activists of BNP and its different front organisatins, wearing black badges, also paid their respect to Pintu by placing wreaths separately. A munajat was also offered seeking salvation of the departed soul.–UNB, Dhaka.
