Shaheen Reza Noor laid to rest

Journalist Shaheen Reza Noor was laid to rest in Dhaka's Martyred Intellectuals Graveyard yesterday. He was buried at 3:30pm after his namaz-e-janaza, his brother Zaheed Reza Noor confirmed to The Daily Star.

Earlier in the day, people from all walks of life paid their last respect to Noor at Central Shaheed Minar.

After reaching Dhaka from Toronto early yesterday, his body was taken to the Shaheed Minar in Dhaka around 11:15am where hundreds of people -- including writers and political figures -- paid homage to him.

His first namaz-e-janaza was held at Mohammadpur and the second one at Dhaka University's central mosque.

After paying tribute at Shaheed Minar, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said, "We lost a star. Journalist Shaheen Reza Nur's demise shocked us deeply. He was pro-liberation man during his lifetime. We express our deep condolence to the bereaved family members."

While paying tributes on behalf of Awami League, its Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif said Shaheen Reza Nur wrote against anti-liberation forces.

Sammilito Sangskritik Jote president Golam Quddus, Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee president Shahriar Kabir, Shaheen Reza Nur's wife Khurshid Jahan Shaheen and his elder son Shourav Reza, among others, spoke at that time.

Shaheen Reza Nur, former executive editor of the daily Ittefaq and son of Shaheed journalist Serajuddin Hossain, died of cancer in Canada's Vancouver General Hospital on February 13. He was 66.