Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) M Enamul Huq passed away at a hospital in the capital on Sunday. He was 88.

He breathed his last in the early hours, according to a press release issued by Police Headquarters.

Enamul is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter.

A namaz-e-janaza for him was held after Zohr prayers at the SI Shiru Miah Auditorium in the Rajarbagh Police Lines, followed by an official state funeral.

He will be laid to rest at his family graveyard in Godagari upazila of Rajshahi district.

Additional Inspector General (AIG) AKM Awlad Hossain laid a wreath at the coffin on behalf of IGP Md Ali Hossain Fakir. Tributes were also paid on behalf of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), Bangladesh ...