Senior Awami League leader Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, who died late Sunday night due to old-age complications at the age of 87, has been laid to rest at the Banani Graveyard in the capital.
She was laid to rest with state honor after the Asr prayers on Monday, reports Bangla Tribune.
Earlier in the day, people from all walks of life including politicians and Awami League leaders paid their respects to the veteran politician and freedom fighter at the Central Shaheed Minar.
Her body was brought back to the capital from Faridpur, where her first namaz-e-janaza was held.
The body was kept at the party’s central office in Bangabandhu Avenue before being taken to the Shaheed Minar around 2:30pm.
President Abdul Hamid’s Military Secretary Major General SM Salah Uddin Islam paid tribute to Sajeda Chowdhury on his behalf.
On behalf of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her Military Secretary Major General Kabir Ahammad paid tribute to the veteran politician and freedom fighter.
The Faridpur-2 lawmaker breathed her last while undergoing treatment at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka at 11:40pm on Sunday. She was admitted to the hospital with post-Covid-19 complications two weeks ago.
President M Abdul Hamid, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and Deputy Leader of Opposition GM Quader expressed deep condolence at the sudden demise of the senior party leader.
Sajeda Chowdhury was Sheikh Hasina’s long-time companion on the street movements. She received the Independence Award in 2010.
She became the party’s general secretary in 1986 and held the position till 1992 when she was inducted into the Presidium.
Following the landslide victory of the Awami League in the 2008 elections, she was initially appointed deputy leader of the house in 2009.
After the Awami League won the 2014 elections, Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury was reappointed to the same position.
In 2019, she was elected member of the parliament from Faridpur-2 constituency for the seventh time and elected deputy leader of the House for the third time.
Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, one of the organizers of the Liberation War, was born in a respected Muslim family in Magura in 1935.
She joined Awami League in 1956. She served as the founding general secretary of Mohila Awami League from 1969-1975.
She was the founding director of Kolkata Gobra Nursing Camp during the Liberation War.
The veteran leader also served as the acting general secretary of Awami League.
Apart from politics, she also engaged herself in social works and contributed to the development of sports, and cultural and religious institutions.