Poet Samudra Gupta to be buried today

The body of poet Samudra Gupta will be kept at the Central Shaheed Minar in the city from 11:00am to 12:30pm today for the people to pay their last respects to him.
If it rains, the body will be kept at the TSC of Dhaka University, a press release of Sammilita Sangskritik Jote (SSJ) said yesterday.
The poet, whose real name is Abdul Mannan, passed away due to gallbladder cancer at Narayana Hridayalaya Hospital in Bangalore, India, on July 19.
The namaz-e-janaza for the poet will be held at Dhaka University Mosque after Johr prayers and he will be buried at the Martyred Intellectuals' Graveyard at Mirpur.
Meanwhile, Left Democratic Alliance, Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal and Charan Sangskritik Kendra expressed deep shock at the death of the poet.