The body of pop guru and freedom fighter Azam Khan has been taken to the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque for namaj-e-janaza from the Central Shaheed Minar.
Tens of hundreds of people earlier paid their last respect to Bangladesh's pop legend at the Shaheed Minar before the body was taken to the national mosque around 11:45am on Monday.
The body was taken to the Shaheed Minar around 09:45am following the first janaza at Kamalapur in the city.
Earlier the body was taken to his Kamalapur residence from the mortuary of the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) where he died on Sunday after a long battle against cancer.
Apart from the family and relatives, many of the fans and well-wishers burst into tears as they paid him their floral respect at the Shaheed Minar for around two hours.
Awami League, BNP and other political and social organisations placed wreaths at the coffin of Azam Khan. Sammillita Sangskritik Jote arranged the event.
Azam Khan will be buried at the Martyred Intellectuals' Graveyard at Mirpur following the janaza at Baitul Mukarram.
The musician had long been suffering from oral cancer. On May 22, he was admitted to Square Hospitals when his pain became unbearable after the cancer spread to other parts.
On life support, he was shifted to the CMH on June 1 and died there after four days.
He was diagnosed with cancer in 2010 and underwent advanced treatment in Singapore twice that year. But he did not follow up on his treatment.
Doctors lost hope on his condition improving with the cancer spreading to his lungs.
Born on Feb 28, 1950, Azam Khan (full name Mahbubul Haque Khan) had fought as a guerrilla fighter against the Pakistani occupation forces in the war in Sector 2 and inspired many freedom fighters with his songs.
His first television concert was aired in 1972 on Bangladesh Television.
One of the pioneers in Bengali pop music, he founded a band called 'Uchcharon' in the early 1970s and was dubbed as the Guru of pop music in Bangladesh by legions of fans and subsequent pop singers.
Azam Khan was an imaginative composer, inspired musician, straight-down-the-line lyricist and a singer of uninhibited emotion.
His outstanding compositions such as Obhimani, Ashi Ashi Bole Tumi, Highcourt Er Majare, Orey Saleka Orey Maleka, Jibone Kichhu Pabona Re, Ami Jare Chaire, Rail Liner Oi Bostite', and Hei Allah, Hei Allah Re became instant hits.
Tens of hundreds of people earlier paid their last respect to Bangladesh's pop legend at the Shaheed Minar before the body was taken to the national mosque around 11:45am on Monday.
Earlier the body was taken to his Kamalapur residence from the mortuary of the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) where he died on Sunday after a long battle against cancer.
Awami League, BNP and other political and social organisations placed wreaths at the coffin of Azam Khan. Sammillita Sangskritik Jote arranged the event.
Azam Khan will be buried at the Martyred Intellectuals' Graveyard at Mirpur following the janaza at Baitul Mukarram.
The musician had long been suffering from oral cancer. On May 22, he was admitted to Square Hospitals when his pain became unbearable after the cancer spread to other parts.
On life support, he was shifted to the CMH on June 1 and died there after four days.
He was diagnosed with cancer in 2010 and underwent advanced treatment in Singapore twice that year. But he did not follow up on his treatment.
Doctors lost hope on his condition improving with the cancer spreading to his lungs.
Born on Feb 28, 1950, Azam Khan (full name Mahbubul Haque Khan) had fought as a guerrilla fighter against the Pakistani occupation forces in the war in Sector 2 and inspired many freedom fighters with his songs.
One of the pioneers in Bengali pop music, he founded a band called 'Uchcharon' in the early 1970s and was dubbed as the Guru of pop music in Bangladesh by legions of fans and subsequent pop singers.
Azam Khan was an imaginative composer, inspired musician, straight-down-the-line lyricist and a singer of uninhibited emotion.
His outstanding compositions such as Obhimani, Ashi Ashi Bole Tumi, Highcourt Er Majare, Orey Saleka Orey Maleka, Jibone Kichhu Pabona Re, Ami Jare Chaire, Rail Liner Oi Bostite', and Hei Allah, Hei Allah Re became instant hits.
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