Dewanbagi Pir buried after guard of honou

Dewanbagh Dar Sharif’s Pir Dewanbagi

Dewanbagh Darbar Sharif’s Pir Dewanbagi was buried beside his wife’s grave at Babe Madina Dewanbagh Sharif behind Bangladesh Bank at Motijheel in the capital on Tuesday afternoon.

Earlier, his namaj-e-janaza was held at Babe Rahmat at Arambagh. Following the janaza, he was given a guard of honour as valiant freedom fighter.

Before the janaza, Motijheel Zone’s ADC Enamul Huque told reporters that late Pir of Dewanbagh Sharif Syed Mahbub-e-Khoda Dewanbagi will be accorded a guard of honour for his contribution to the War of Liberation.

In a press release, Dewanbagh Darbar Sharif’s director Dr Arsam Kudrat said Dewanbagi Pir fought against the Pakistani army as the No. 3 Platoon Commander during the War of Liberation in 1971. Following the war, he worked as a religious teacher in the Bangladesh Army’s 16 Bengal Regiment. Later, he established a total of 11 darbars and over 100 khankas in different countries of the world including Bangladesh.

Dewanbagi died at a city hospital on Monday. He was the founder of Dewanbagh Darbar Sharif at Arambagh. He came under strong criticisms for his various controversial remarks.

Syed Mahbub-e-Khoda was born on December 14, 1949 at Ashuganj in Brahmanbaria. He studied up to Fazil at Talsahar Karimia Alia Madrasa there.

He married Hamid Begum, daughter of Abul Fazal Sultan Ahmed Chandrapuri, founder of Chandrapara Darbar Sharif of Faridpur.