Shawdesh desk:

The body of writer, journalist and columnist Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury reached Dhaka on Saturday morning.

A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying the body of Gaffar Chowdhury, the writer of famous song — Amar Bhaiyer Rokte Rangano Ekushey February Ami Ki Bhulite Pari, arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport minutes after 11:00am, airport officials said.

The body of Gaffar Chowdhury will be kept on the premises of the Central Shaheed Minar from 1:00pm to 3:00pm so that the people from all walks of life can pay their last respect to the writer. He will be given a guard of honour there.

His namaz-e-janaza will be held at the Dhaka University central mosque at 3:30pm.

The body will be taken to the National Press Club at 4:00pm where the journalists will pay homage to the eminent journalist.

Later, Chowdhury’s body will be buried at Mirpur Martyred Intellectuals’ Graveyard at about 5:30pm.

On May 19, Gaffar Chowdhury, also a lyricist, died at a hospital in London at the age of 88.