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.

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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 ...