Financial Express editor Moazzem Hossain buried

Moazzem Hossain
Moazzem Hossain

AHM Moazzem Hossain, editor and publisher of The Financial Express, was laid to rest in the city on Thursday.

He was buried at Azimpur graveyard around 1:15pm after his fourth and final namaz-e-Janaza at the National Press Club.

Hossain, who had long been suffering from heart and lung complications, died at a city hospital on Wednesday evening at the age of 73.

His first janaza was held at his residence at Ramna Estate Complex, 124 Boro Maghbazar around 10:15am while the second one on the Financial Express office premises around 11:20am and the third one at Southeast Bank's head office around 11:45am.

Later, his body was taken to the National Press Club where his fourth janaza was held around 12:25pm.

Editors, senior journalists, Press Club members, politicians, business leaders and friends and well-wishers of Hossain attended the janaza.