Online Desk  :  The second namaz-e-janaza of adviser to interim government adviser AF Hassan Ariff  was held on the High Court premises on Saturday morning. Arrif, who was adviser to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism and the Ministry of Land, passed away at a hospital in the capital on Friday at the age of 85. Ariff’s first namaz-e-janaza was held at Baitul Aman Mosque on Dhanmondi Road 7 after the Isha prayers on Friday.Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus attended it.

Professor Muhammad Yunus rushed to Labaid Hospital in Dhanmondi from the airport to pay last respects to adviser Ariff and expressed deep shock at his death. His another ( third) namaz-e-janaza will be held at 12 pm at the  Bangladesh Secretariat for the late adviser organised by Ministry of LGRD, Land & Civil Aviation, public relations officer of land minister Ahsan Karim told UNB. Decision regarding his burial will be taken after the arrival of his daughter, who is currently abroad.

Ariff was appointed as an adviser to the interim government on August 8. The following day, he was entrusted with overseeing the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (LGRD). On August 27, he took on additional responsibilities as the adviser to the Ministry of Land. On November 10, he was released from the LGRD Ministry and tasked with managing the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism while continuing to oversee the Land Ministry.