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Gaffar Chowdhury's body likely to arrive in Dhaka Monday
The body of prominent writer and columnist Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury – best known for writing the lyrics of "Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano" – is likely to arrive in Dhaka Monday.
Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK Saida Muna Tasneem said the body has been preserved at the Barnet Hospital in London where Gaffar Chowdhury,88, breathed his last Thursday.
"We will try to catch the Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight Sunday to send the body to Bangladesh, but it all depends on the completion of required procedures," she added.
According to Gaffar Chowdhury's wishes, he will be buried beside his wife at Mirpur Martyred Intellectuals' Graveyard.
His namaz-e-janaza will be held Friday after Jummah prayers at a mosque in London.
After that, Gaffar Chowdhury's body will be taken to Shaheed Altaf Ali Park where people from all walks of life will turn up to pay their last respects to him, reports UNB.