Dhaka, March 14 -- Chancellor of Dhaka University, Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique, was laid to rest at Azimpur Graveyard in the city on Friday afternoon.

He was buried beside his parents at 3:55 pm following his third Namaz-e-Janaza, which took place at Dhanmondi Eidgaon ground shortly after his second one at Dhanmondi Eidgah Mosque following the Jumma prayer.

Earlier, his first Namaz-e-Janaza was held at Al-Aksa Mosque on Green Road at 11:00 a.m. The current Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University, Dr Niaz Ahmed Khan, attended the funeral prayer there.

After the prayer, the Vice-Chancellor told the media that the Namaz-e-Janaza would not be held on the Dhaka University campus, in consideration of the overall situation and as per the family's d...