Dhaka, March 4 -- Former ambassador and freedom fighter Mohiuddin Ahmed has passed away at the age of 88.

He breathed his last at a city hospital on Sunday due to multiple age-related complications, said his daughter Parveen Ahmed, a journalist and communication consultant.

His namaz-e-janaza was held on Sunday night at Masjid ut Taqwa in Dhanmondi, following which he was laid to rest beside his mother at Azimpur graveyard on Monday morning, reports UNB.

Mohiuddin Ahmed is survived by wife, Hasina Ahmed; his daughters, Parveen and Nasmeen Ahmed; his son, Asif Ahmed; and two granddaughters.

Born in Raipura, Narsingdi, Mohiuddin pursued his higher education at Dhaka University, where he earned a degree in economics followed by a master'...