Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- Emeritus Professor Syed Manzoorul Islam has been laid to rest after people from all walks of life gathered to honour and bid farewell to one of the country's most respected literary and academic figures.

From 11am to 1pm on Monday, his body was kept at the Central Shaheed Minar, where mourners -- from government advisors and university teachers to students and admirers -- paid their last respects despite heavy rain.

Emeritus Professor Serajul Islam Choudhury, one of Bangladesh's most eminent academics, said: "Manzoor was my student and later my colleague. He began teaching while still a student himself, and even then he was exceptionally perceptive."

"His students loved him as a teacher. his connection to literature w...