The body of prominent writer, researcher, and leftist intellectual Badruddin Umar will be taken to the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka at 10:00 am on Monday, allowing people from all walks of life to pay their last respects.

Jatiya Mukti Council General Secretary Faizul Hakim confirmed on Sunday that the body has already been brought to his residence. Badruddin’s eldest daughter, currently abroad, is expected to return home soon.

His first namaz-e-janaza will be held after Zuhr prayers at the Central Jame Mosque of Dhaka University following his daughter’s arrival. He will later be laid to rest at Jurain Graveyard.

Badruddin Umar passed away today at the age of 94 due to age-related complications.

“Badruddin Umar died at Bangladesh Specialised Hospital at 10:05 am after a long struggle with age-related health issues,” Jatiya Mukti Council Secretary Faizul Hakim said in a statement. He added that Badruddin had been admitted to the hospital on July 22 with shortness of breath and low blood pressure. After 10 days of treatment, he was discharged last week.

Born on December 20, 1931, in Bardhaman, India, Badruddin Umar was the son of Abul Hashim, a Muslim nationalist politician. His writings on the nationalist movement in Bangladesh, religion, and politics had a profound impact on the country’s liberation. Some of his notable works include Samprodayikota (1966), Sangskritir Sangkat (1967), and Sangskritik Samprodayikota (1969).

A longtime Marxist thinker, Badruddin Umar began his career as a part-time lecturer at Dhaka University and later founded the Department of Sociology at Rajshahi University. He served as president of the Bangladesh Krishok Federation and as central coordinator of the Gonotantrik Biplobi Jote, and was once a member of the central committee of the Purba Banglar Communist Party.

In 2003, he established the Jatiya Mukti Council, serving as its president until his death.