Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- The body of Muzaffar Ahmed, who was part of the wartime Bangladesh government in exile and a close friend of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, will be taken to the central Shaheed Minar here Saturday noon so that people from all walks of life can pay their last tributes to him.

Then body will be taken to Baitul Mukarram National Mosque at 1:30 pm for his second namaz-e-janaza.

He will be buried at Elahbad village of Debidwar upazila in Cumilla at 10am on Sunday.

The 98-year-old veteran politician and the chief of National Awami Party (NAP) died around 7:50pm on Friday while being treated at the ICU of Apollo Hospital.

Muzaffar, born on April 14, 1922 in Debidwar upazila of Cumilla, taught at Dhaka College and Dhaka ...