PM pays tributes to Golam Sarwar

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today paid rich tributes to veteran journalist and Daily Samakal Editor Golam Sarwar.

On behalf of the premier, her Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim placed a wreath on the coffin of Golam Sarwar on the Jatiya Press Club premises here this afternoon.

Earlier, a namaz-e-janaza of the celebrated journalist was held there after Zohr prayers.

A huge number of people, including ministers, parliament members, senior leaders of different political parties, journalist leaders, editors, senior journalists and cultural activists attended the janaza.

Golam Sarwar breathed his last at 9.25 pm (Bangladesh time) on August 13 at the Singapore General Hospital where he was undergoing treatment for various ailments.

Source: bss