Dhaka, April 20 -- People from all walks of life have come to the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka to pay their final respects to Shib Narayan Das, the freedom fighter, politician, and one of the designers of the first flag of Bangladesh.

The coffin bearing Das's body was brought to the Shaheed Minar at 10:30am on Saturday. He was given a guard of honour from the district administration as part of his state honours.

Representatives from many organisations, institutions, and the cultural arena at the invitation of the Sammilito Sankskritik Jote paid their respects with flowers.

The 78-year-old Das passed away at the ICU at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital around 9:25am on Friday.

His family says Das donated his body t...