Annisul laid to eternal rest
Thousands of people paid tributes to Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayor Annisul Huq as his body was kept at the Banani Army Stadium to facilitate people from all walks of life to pay their last homage.
A namaz-e-janaza was held there before taking his body to Banani graveyard where he was buried around 5:00pm.
On behalf of president Abdul Hamid, military secretary major general Sarwar Hossain, on behalf of the prime minister, military secretary major general Mia Mohammad Joynul Abedin, on behalf of speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, captain Mushtaq Ahmed, on behalf of ruling Bangladesh Awami League party its general secretary Obaidul Quader, Dhaka South City Corporation mayor Sayeed Khokon and deputy leader in parliament Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury paid their respects to Annisul.
Representatives from Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI), and Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) also paid tributes.
Family members said the qul khwani of Annisul will be held at Gulshan Azad Mosque after Asr prayers on 6 December, Wednesday.
Earlier in the day, the body of Annisul Huq reached in Dhaka by a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines and was taken to his Banani residence.
AL president and prime minister Sheikh Hasina visited Annisul’s residence around 2:45pm to pay her last tribute to him. She stayed there for some time and consoled the family members and prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul.
UNB adds: Navidul Huq, son of Annisul Huq, paid tributes to the mayor on behalf of their family members.
He said his father was always very cheerful person. Love and respect were the most important things to him.
Navidul Huq also said his father always thought of the betterment of the city dwellers. He urged the countrymen to pray for his father for eternal peace.
His first janaza was held at Regent Park Mosque in London after Jumma prayers on Friday.
Earlier, a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the mortal remains of Annisul landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport here around 12:45pm.
Annisul's younger brother and Chief of Army Staff General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq received the body at the airport. From the airport, the body was taken straight to his Banani residence.
Annisul, also a successful businessman and popular television programme host, breathed his last at the Wellington Hospital in London on Thursday at the age of 66.
He was diagnosed with cerebral vasculitis after he was admitted to the hospital on August 13.
Later, he was given treatment at the intensive care unit of the hospital for long.
Annisul flew to London in the last week of July on a personal tour.
Born on October 27 in 1952, Annisul completed his Bachelor degree from Rajshahi University and Masters in Economics from Chittagong University.
Annisul was elected DNCC mayor on Awami League ticket in April 2015. He had vowed to build a green and clean city and started working to this end.
He served as the President of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) for two consecutive terms in 2005 and 2006.
Annisul served as the President of the Federation of the Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the apex trade body of the country, from 2008 to 2010 and was the founding president of Bangladesh Independent Power Producers' Association (BIPPA) from June 1 to November 30, 2015. He is the former president of Saarc Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Annisul established his own business entity in 1986 and was the chairperson of nine export-oriented organisations under the trade name of 'Mohammadi Group'.
Annisul hosted many interviews with politically significant personalities, including one with the current Prime Minister live on national television. He hosted interviews that influenced national elections in forming government.
He hosted high-level business discussion programmes on television in which he interviewed both political and business personalities, including finance and commerce ministers.