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National award recipient and former captain of Dhaka Mohammedan SC Zahirul Haque passed away on Saturday at 7 am at a city hospital after suffering from different old age complications.
He was 88.
His namaj-e-Janaja was held after magrib prayer at the Khajur Bagan mosque in Monipuripara area of the capital.
Zahirul Haque, who played for Dhaka Mohammedan SC from 1960 to 1976, captained the team four times and emerged as a rare footballer who played for the Pakistan football team.
He received the best player award from the Bangladesh Sports Writers Association in 1964, the national sports award in 2001, and retired in 1976.
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The executive committee, standing commiittee and officials of the Bangladesh Football Federation and Dhaka Mohammedan Club condemned the death of Zahirul Haque and prayed for the salvation of the departed soul.