Dhaka, Jan 28 (bdnews24.com) – Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan and Syed Faruk Rahman were buried at their village homes in Brahmanbaria and Naogaon on Thursday morning within hours of their execution in Dhaka for the 1975 killing of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Shahriar Rashid's body reached Gopinathpur village in Kasba upazila, Brahmanbaria, at around 6:30am; he was buried half an hour later. He was laid to rest beside his mother's grave according to his last wish.
Faruk's body reached his village home in Marma Mallikpur of Naogaon Sadar upazila at around 9am and was received by his mother, sister and brother-in-law.
His janaza was held at the village mosque, where over 500 people attended. He was buried in the family graveyard at 10am.
Five of Mujib's killers, whose appeals were rejected last November and review petitions dismissed on Wednesday, were hanged early hours Thursday at Dhaka Central Jail.
The bodies in five ambulances, escorted by RAB and police, headed for their home villages after the executions.
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