Shawdesh desk:

The body of renowned journalist, columnist and lyricist Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury, was taken to the central Shaheed Minar in the capital.

Gaffar Chowdhury will be given a guard of honour there. People from all walks of life will pay their respects to him till 3:00pm. After that, his janaza will be held at the central mosque of Dhaka University at 3:30 pm.

A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the body of the celebrated journalist landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at about 11:15am today.

The 87-year-old Language Movement veteran and valiant freedom fighter died of cardiac arrest at a hospital in London on May 19.

He was the lyricist of Amar Ekushey’s signature song ‘Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano Ekushe February’.