The namaz-e-janaza of former housing and public works minister, and former member of parliament for Chattogram-1, Engineer Mosharraf Hossain, was held in Chattogram at 11am on Thursday.
Several thousand people from all walks of life joined the funeral prayers.
The namaz-e-janaza was held at the Jamiatul Falah National Mosque premises, where political leaders, activists and people from different walks of life paid their last respects to the veteran politician.
Chattogram City Corporation Mayor and BNP leader Shahadat Hossain and Jamaat-e-Islami Chattogram city Organising Secretary AKM Fazlul Haque were among those present at the funeral prayer.
Leaders and activists of the Awami League also joined the gathering in significant numbers.
Emotional scenes unfolded after the janaza as supporters surrounded the ambulance carrying the body and chanted slogans including “Mosharraf Bhai of Bir Chattala, we have not forgotten you”, “Joy Bangla, Joy Bangabandhu” and “Sheikh Hasina will come, Bangladesh will smile”.
The followers accompanied the ambulance as it left the mosque premises under police supervision.
Chattogram City Corporation Mayor Shahadat Hossain described Engineer Mosharraf Hossain as an experienced and gentle political figure.
People would remember his contributions to the Liberation War and the development of Chattogram throughout his long political career, he said. He also prayed for the salvation of the departed soul and conveyed sympathy to the bereaved family.
The deceased’s eldest son Sabedur Rahman Sumu said the people of Chattogram had lost a dedicated leader who spent his life serving the region. He said his father died on Wednesday morning after undergoing treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for several days.
Family members said Engineer Mosharraf Hossain had long been suffering from age-related complications and was receiving treatment at Square Hospital in Dhaka before his condition deteriorated.
The veteran politician was arrested in October 2024 following the fall of the Awami League government on 5 August that year. He later received treatment at Bangladesh Medical University Hospital after falling ill in August 2025 and was subsequently released on bail.
Law enforcement agencies deployed additional personnel at key intersections across the city to maintain security during the funeral.
Police also tightened security at the two entrances to the mosque premises, barring vehicles from entering and conducting searches on suspicious individuals and those carrying bags.
After the Chattogram janaza, the body was taken to Dhum village in Mirsarai.
A third janaza is scheduled to be held after Asr prayers at Fazlur Rahman School and College field before burial at the family graveyard.
