Kazi Zafar laid to rest in Comilla

Jatiya Party (Z) chairman and former prime minister Kazi Zafar Ahmed was laid to eternal rest beside his parents graves at Cheora village in Chauddagram upazila yesterday.

Earlier, four namaz-e-janazas were held. Kazi Zafar was also given state honour by the Chauddagram upazila administration at Cheora Begum Faizunnesa High School ground as he was a freedom fighter.

Later, he was buried beside the graves of his parents at Cheora village around 6:55pm.

Kazi Zafar, also a former presidium member of the Ershad-led Jatiya Party, passed away on Thursday morning at the age of 76.