The namaz-e-janaza for Arafat, a 12-year-old madrasa student who had sustained bullet injuries during the July uprising and passed away on Sunday night, was held on Monday at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka.
Arafat's brother, Hasan Ali, led the prayer.
Information Adviser Nahid Islam, Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam, student movement leader Sarjis Alam and Arafat's father, Shahidul Islam, attended the ceremony, reported BSS.
Arafat, who was shot by police during the July-August uprising, succumbed to his injuries on Sunday night while undergoing treatment at Dhaka's Combined Military Hospital, according to the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing.