CHITTAGONG: The legendary Bangladeshi singer, guitarist and songwriter Ayub Bachchu was laid to eternal rest beside his mother’s grave at the Chaitanya Goli graveyard.

Before burial, Bachchu’s fourth namaz-e-janaza was held at the Jamiatul Falah Mosque after Asr prayers on Saturday.

Earlier in the morning, a US Bangla Airlines flight carrying the body of the musical maestro, landed at Shah Amanat International Airport.

His body, accompanied by 25 relatives including his wife, son and daughter, was later taken to his maternal grandfather’s home.

Chittagong Mayor AJM Nasir Uddin received Bachchu’s body on behalf of the city’s citizens.

Ayub Bachchu died on Thursday morning in Dhaka at the age of 56.

Hundreds of fans paid their last tributes to the legendary rock star at the Central Shaheed Minar premises on Friday.

BDST: 1948 HRS, OCT 20, 2018

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