Lily Chowdhury no more

Theatre activist Lily Chowdhury, wife of martyred intellectual Munier Chowdhury, passed away today at her Banani residence.

She was 93.

She died around 5:30pm, Hasan Aref, general secretary of Sammalito Sangskritik Jote, told The Daily Star.

At 7:15pm today, her son Asif Munier posted on Facebook saying "Could not hold on to mother any more. Lily Chowdhury. 1928- 2021."

Her body will be kept at her residence till 10:30am today for relatives and near ones to pay their last respects, he said.

Later, the body will be taken to Central Shaheed Minar for people from all walks of life to pay their tributes between 11:30am and 12:30pm, Aref said.

She will be buried at the Banani Graveyard beside her mother and son after her namaz-e-janaza following Zuhr prayers, he added.