Dhaka:The namaz-e-janaza for Salah Uddin Ahmed, a former lawmaker and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Commerce Affairs Secretary, is scheduled to be held tomorrow at 1100 am at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, two additional janazas will take place in the capital before his burial. The second janaza is planned for 130 pm in front of the BNP's central office at Nayapaltan, and the third at 300 pm at Lal Mosque in Shyampur. Following the third janaza, Salah Uddin Ahmed will be laid to rest beside his father at Jurain graveyard.
Salah Uddin Ahmed passed away at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka at 810 pm while receiving treatment. His son, Tanvir Ahmed, who is a member secretary of the BNP's Dhaka South city unit, announced his father's death on Facebook.
Numerous leaders expressed their condolences, including Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikrom, Deputy Speaker Barrister Kayser Kamal, Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni, and Dhaka South City Corporation Administrator Md Abdus Salam. Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal President Abdul Monaem Munna and General Secretary Mohammad Nurul Islam Nayan, MP, also conveyed their deep sorrow.
Salah Uddin Ahmed was a significant figure in BNP politics, particularly in the Shyampur-Kadamtali area. He served as a member of parliament for Dhaka-4 in the 1991, 1996, and 2001 elections, and ran for the Dhaka-5 constituency in 2008. He was later nominated by the BNP for Dhaka-4 in the 2018 parliamentary election.