Obituary

Staff Correspondent
Fokhrunnessa Khatun, wife of renowned politician of Indo-Pak sub-continent Abdul Matin Chowdhury, died at a Dhaka city hospital on Tuesday. She was 96. She is survived by her son Juned Ahmed Chowdhury, daughter Aspia Chowdhury, and grandchildren. Following a namaz-e-janaza, Fokhrunnessa was buried in the graveyard of Hazrat Shahjalal's Mazar in Sylhet on Wednesday. A doa mahfil will be held at 5:00pm today at the Takhwa Mosque, Road-12A, Dhanmondi, Dhaka. Her relatives, friends and well-wishers are requested to attend the programme.