Ayub Bachchu’s burial Saturday

Staff Correspondent: A namaz-e-janaza of legendary rock musician and guitarist Ayub Bacchu was held at the National Eidgah after Jumma prayer.

His body was taken to Central Shaheed Minar around 10.15am.

Afterwards, the body will be kept in a hospital mortuary and will be flown to his ancestral residence in Chittagong on Friday night.

The rockstar will be buried at his family graveyard in the port city Saturday (Oct 20). 

Confirming the date, film maker Nasir Uddin Yusuf Bachchu said, the first namaz-e-janaza for Ayub Bachchu will be held on the premises of National Eidgah on Friday. He will be buried at the family graveyard on Saturday.

According to family sources, Ayub Bachchu performed in a stage show in Rangpur on Wednesday night. He along with his team members arrived in Dhaka early Thursday. But Bachchu was feeling discomfort. He was rushed to the Square Hospital immediatey where doctors declared him dead.


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