Euro Bangla Desk
One of the organizers of the 1970s mass uprising and the great liberation war, former minister and veteran politician Tofail Ahmed is no more (Inna Lillahi wa Inna Ilaihi Raziun). He breathed his last on Monday (June 1) at 3:30 pm while undergoing treatment at Square Hospital in the capital. He was 82 years old at the time of his death.
Tofail Ahmed’s 1st Janaza will be held today Monday (June 1) after Maghrib at Taqwa Mosque in Dhanmondi 12/A area of the capital. The second funeral will be held tomorrow, Tuesday (June 2) in Bhola, his native district. After the second funeral in Bhola, he will be buried in the family graveyard.
According to family sources, the body will be taken from the hospital to Taqwa Mosque in Dhanmondi shortly. After bathing and rituals, the first funeral will be done there. After that, if everything goes well, his body will be taken from Dhaka to his district Bhola tomorrow Tuesday morning.The veteran politician was suffering from various complex physical problems including paralysis for a long time. On September 28, he was admitted to Square Hospital in critical condition. Since then he has been on life support. After long treatment, the doctor on duty declared him dead this afternoon. His death cast a shadow of deep mourning in the political arena of the country.
