Thousands of mourners from different walks of life attended the funeral prayer of freedom fighter, veteran politician, teacher and lawyer Advocate M Kamal Hossain in Pekua, Cox’s Bazar, on Wednesday.
He was a three-time consecutive former chairman of Pekua Sadar Union Parishad.
The funeral prayer was held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday at the field of Pekua Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Coastal College.
He died on Tuesday around 1:30 pm while being taken to Chattogram for medical treatment due to age-related illness.
Political and social leaders, professionals, journalists, lawyers, teachers and people from different backgrounds joined the gathering to pay their last respects.
Earlier, the Pekua upazila administration laid floral wreaths on his coffin.
As part of the state honours, a team from Pekua Police Station presented a guard of honour to the body, draped in the national flag.
Anisur Rahman, assistant commissioner (land) and executive magistrate of Pekua upazila, received the salute on behalf of the state.
A bugle played a solemn tune during the ceremony.
Those present observed a minute of silence after the guard of honour.
The funeral prayer was then held at the same venue, led by the deceased’s younger brother, Maulana Moinuddin.
His eldest son, Advocate Rashedul Kabir, delivered a speech recalling his father’s distinguished life and sense of responsibility towards the community.
Speakers recalled the memories describing Kamal Hossain as a respected figure in education, politics, law and social affairs in Pekua.
Kamal Hossain began his professional career as a teacher before entering local politics, where he gained widespread popularity. He served three consecutive terms as chairman of Pekua Sadar Union Parishad.
Respected across political affiliations, he also served as the Liberation War affairs secretary of the Cox’s Bazar district unit of the activity banned Awami League.
Pekua Correspondent
