Jumbangla Desk: Senior politician and Awami League presidium member Matia Chowdhury has been buried in the grave of her husband Bazlur Rahman at the martyr intellectuals' cemetery in Mirpur of the capital.

His family sought a new site in the intellectual cemetery, but ultimately it was not granted. He was buried in the grave of Matia Chowdhury's husband Bazlur Rahman.

Matia Chowdhury's brother Masudur Rahman said, 'We asked the North City Corporation for a plot for the grave.
But the City Corporation has informed that plots cannot be allotted without permission from the office of the Chief Advisor. We waited till this morning and did not get permission. She was later buried in her husband's grave.'

After the second funeral at Azad Mosque in Bad Johar Gulshan today, his body was taken to the intellectual cemetery.

Matia Chowdhury's body was taken to his residence in Ramna Apartment Complex this morning. The first funeral was held there. Awami League's banner was paid tribute with flowers at the funeral. After that, tributes were paid by the Daily News family.

Matia Chowdhury's body was taken to Azad Mosque in Gulshan before 12:30 noon. Since most of the Awami League leaders were in hiding after August 5, no leader of the party was seen at the funeral. However, some leaders of the party's affiliates were seen at Azad Masjid. Apart from this, Awami League League workers, Communist Party workers can be seen at the funeral.

Former vice-chancellor of Dhaka University AMS Arefin Siddique, former president of Chhatra League Mainuddin Hasan Chowdhury, president of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) Manjurul Ahsan Bulbul were present at the funeral.

Matia Chowdhury's funeral was held after the obligatory Zohar prayer. Before this, his brother Masudul Islam Chowdhury asked everyone to pray for Matia Chowdhury. At the end of the funeral, flowers were paid to the coffin of Matia Chowdhury at the south gate of Azad Mosque.

Here too Awami League, the name of the president of the party is paid separately. Apart from this, Awami League's subsidiary organization Jubo League also paid tribute. 40-50 Awami League workers were seen chanting slogans for two minutes while the freezing vehicle carrying the body left the gate of Azad Mosque. At that time, they gave various slogans in the name of Awami League and Bangabandhu. The presence of law and order forces was not seen in the Azad Mosque area around Matia Chowdhury's funeral.

Matia Chowdhury, who is known as the 'fire girl' in Bangladesh politics, died on Wednesday while undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in the capital.