Veteran sports organizer Harunur Rashid, who served as the general secretary of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) and was the founding general secretary of Abahani Krira Chakra, has passed away at the age of 77. He breathed his last at around midnight on Monday while undergoing treatment at Labaid Hospital in the capital. He leaves behind his wife, two daughters, and numerous admirers.
Following his passing, his funeral prayer was held on Tuesday after Zuhr prayers at the Abahani Club premises in Dhanmondi. Athletes, sports organizers, and people from all walks of the sports arena gathered to pay their final respects. Wreaths were placed on his coffin on behalf of various sports bodies and the State Minister for Youth and Sports. His body was subsequently taken to his ancestral home in Raipur Upazila, Laxmipur, where he was laid to rest in the family graveyard.
