Children’s writer Amirul Islam to be laid to rest in mother’s grave in Mirpur

Children’s writer Amirul Islam will be laid to rest in his mother’s grave at the Mirpur Martyred Intellectuals' Graveyard in Dhaka.

His body will be taken to his long-time workplace, Channel i, after Jummah prayers on Friday, where colleagues will pay their last respects before the first funeral prayer, according to the channel.

The Bangla Academy Award-winning writer’s body will then be taken to Bangla Academy’s Burdwan House at 3pm, where members of the public will pay tribute to him. 

A second funeral prayer will be held there at 3:30pm.

His body will then be taken to Mirpur, with a 15-minute stop at Bishwo Shahitto Kendro in Banglamotor along the way.

A third funeral prayer will be held at Golartek Eidgah Jame Mosque in Mirpur before he is buried at the Martyred Intellectuals' Graveyard.

Amirul, 62, died at a Dhaka hospital late on Thursday after suffering from kidney complications for a long time. He had been on life support for four days.

Born on Apr 7, 1964, in Dhaka’s Lalbagh, Amirul won the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2006 for his contribution to children’s literature.

He wrote more than 200 books, including stories, rhymes and other works for children.

Alongside his literary career, Amirul had a longstanding association with the media.