Annisul’s first janaza Friday, burial Saturday

The first namaz-e-janaza for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Annisul Huq is scheduled to be held at London’s Regent Park Mosque after Jum'a prayers on Friday.
The body will be flown in the country around 11:30 am at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Saturday, said DNCC Public Relations Officer (PRO) ASM Mamun.
The businessman turned politician will be buried at Banani Graveyard in Dhaka following another funeral prayer at the Army Stadium after Asr prayers on the day.

Annisul, who had undergoing treatment at a London hospital for neurological problem, died on Thursday at the age of 65.

The DNCC Mayor was put on life support on Monday. Later, doctors found infection in his lungs. He was diagnosed with cerebral vasculitis and got admitted to London neurology hospital on August 13.

Annisul flew to London in the last week of July for personal purpose.

UNB adds :Ministers, diplomats, politicians, different socio-cultural organisations and people from all walks of life have expressed deep shock at the death of Dhaka North City Corporation(DNCC) Mayor Annisul Huq.

LGRD Minister Khandaker Mosharref Hossain, Minister for Science and Technology architect Yafes Osman, Deputy leader of the Jatiya Sangsad Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury and Bikalpadhara Bangladesh president Badrudozza Chy, among others, expressed profound shock at his deathon Friday.

People from all strata expressed their shock on social media at the death of Annisul.

Annisul was elected mayor with Awami League ticket in April 2015. He served as the President of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) for two consecutive terms in 2005 and 2006.

Annisul served as the President of the Federation of the Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the apex trade body of the country from 2008 to 2010.

He established his own business in 1986 and was the chairperson of nine export-oriented organisations under the trade name of 'Mohammadi Group'.

Annisul hosted many interviews with politically significant personalities, including an interview with the current Prime Minister live on national television. He hosted interviews that have influenced national elections in forming government, such as the interview of four major political parties during election time.

He hosted high-level business discussion programmes on television in which he interviews both political and business personalities, including finance and commerce ministers.

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