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Published : 13 Apr 2026, 11:36 AM
The Namaz-e-Janaza or funeral prayers for former law, justice and parliamentary affairs minister Shafique Ahmed will be held in two stages at Farmgate’s Indira Road and the Supreme Court.
Barrister Mahbub Shafique, the late lawyer's son, said the first funeral will be held at 11am on Monday at the play field on Farmgate’s Indira Road and the second funeral prayers will be held at 1:30pm on the Supreme Court premises.
Shafique had died at the age of 89 at Bangladesh Medical College Hospital in Dhaka on Sunday. He is survived by two sons and a daughter and numerous admirers.
Mahbub said after the funeral, the body will be at the Central Shaheed Minar from 3pm to 4pm so people from all walks of life can pay their respects.
After that, the senior lawyer will be buried at the Azimpur graveyard.
The family of the deceased asked for prayers from everyone.
A prominent legal expert, Barrister Shafique served as the minister for Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs from 2009 to 2014 during the Awami League administration.
Throughout his long and distinguished career, he also served as the president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and played a significant role in the country’s legal and political landscape.
Born on Jul 16, 1937, in Cumilla, Shafique completed his graduation and post-graduation in geography from Dhaka University (DU) in 1958 and 1959.
He later shifted to law, earning an LLB from DU in 1963 and an LLM from King's College London in 1967.
He was eventually called to the Bar from Lincoln’s Inn.
Shafique worked as a part-time teacher in DU’s law department from 1969 to 1973.
He also served as the principal of City Law College in Dhaka for over three decades, from 1973 to 2005, and was a member of the Dhaka University Senate during that period.
Enrolled as a High Court lawyer in 1967, he went on to lead the SCBA as its president for two terms: 1999–2000 and 2008–2009.
He also served as the vice-chairman of the Bangladesh Bar Council.
