Dr Yunus offers prayer at Abu Sayeed’s grave

Chief Adviser to the interim government Prof Muhammad Yunus has offered prayer at the grave of Abu Sayeed in Rangpur’s Pirganj upazila on Saturday (August 10) morning.

The Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus offered prayer at Abu Sayeed’s grave around 11 am.

After offering prayer, he talked to the family members of Abu Sayeed and consoled them.

Earlier, a helicopter carrying Yunus landed at Bangladesh Marine Academy in Pirganj around 10:50am.

The two student representatives in the advisory council accompanied him.

Abu Sayeed, a 12th batch student at English Department of Begum Rokeya University (BRU) in Rangpur and a coordinator of the anti-quota movement, was killed in police firing during the quota protests on July 16.