Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has paid tribute to former Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) lawmaker Salahuddin Ahmed, placing flowers on his coffin.

Namaz-e-Janaza or funeral prayers for the former MP have been held at the parliament.

His coffin was brought to the South Plaza on Wednesday, where the prime minister laid the wreath and stood there for a while.

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir also paid homage through his Military Secretary Maj Gen ASM Bahauddin, followed by Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Deputy Speaker Kayser Kamal, the chief whip, cabinet ministers, and former lawmakers.

Salahuddin's family said further funeral prayers will be held outside the BNP office in Naya Paltan and at Lal Mosque in Shyampur ...