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Silent funeral of Syed

Dhaka, Bangladesh. September 5, 2010 [DrikNEWS] - Bangladeshi poet, critic, and researcher Abdul Mannan Syed died of cardiac complications on Sunday evening at 67 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on September 5, 2010. His first Namaz-e-Janaza was held at Green Road Mosque early in the morning on Monday. His body was later taken to Bangla Academy where the second janaza was held and the literary fraternity showed their last tribute to the poet. He was buried at Azimpur graveyard after the third Janaza at Dhaka University central Mosque. Syed was born on August 3, 1943 in 24 Pargana of West Bengal, India. He was well known for his research works on the noted Bengali poet Jibanananda dash.

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