Former prime minister and now chief of a faction of Jatiya Party, Kazi Zafar Ahmed died at a Dhaka hospital this morning.
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, chief of the now 22-party alliance that includes Kazi Zafar’s faction, expressed shock at his death.
Syrul Kabir Khan, a staff of the BNP chief’s media wing, conveyed The Daily Star of Khaleda Zia’s shock and mourning at the death of the “seasoned politician”.
Zafar, 76, passed away around 7:30am while attending treatments at the United Hospital in Dhaka. He was suffering from several ailments.
He left behind a wife and three daughters who are living abroad. Zafar’s body will be kept at the hospital morgue. His family will decide about burial after they arrive in Dhaka.
The first namaj-e-janaza of Zafar, who was former presidium member of the Ershad-led Jatiya Party, will be held at Dakkhin Plaza at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban tomorrow.
After that, his second namaj-e-janaza will be held at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the capital.
He formally joined BNP-led 20-party alliance on January last year.
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, chief of the now 22-party alliance that includes Kazi Zafar’s faction, expressed shock at his death.
Syrul Kabir Khan, a staff of the BNP chief’s media wing, conveyed The Daily Star of Khaleda Zia’s shock and mourning at the death of the “seasoned politician”.
Zafar, 76, passed away around 7:30am while attending treatments at the United Hospital in Dhaka. He was suffering from several ailments.
He left behind a wife and three daughters who are living abroad. Zafar’s body will be kept at the hospital morgue. His family will decide about burial after they arrive in Dhaka.
The first namaj-e-janaza of Zafar, who was former presidium member of the Ershad-led Jatiya Party, will be held at Dakkhin Plaza at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban tomorrow.
After that, his second namaj-e-janaza will be held at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the capital.
He formally joined BNP-led 20-party alliance on January last year.
