Dhaka, Oct 25 (IANS): Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader Ghulam Azam, convicted of war crimes and who died while undergoing treatment, was buried in Dhaka Saturday.

The 92-year old died while being treated at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Thursday, bdnews24.com reported.

He was buried within the premises of his home at Moghbazar.

He had been found guilty of all five categories of crime -- conspiracy, planning, incitement, complicity (abetment) and murder -- Sep 15, 2013.

Earlier Friday, residents of the Jamaat leader’s home district Brahmanbaria staged a demonstration against the move to bury him there.

The protesters, coming from across a broad social spectrum, held a rally and procession at Nabinagar Upazila.

Although,freedom fighters there showed much valour during the Liberation War, the people of Nabinagar still feel ashamed because the man behind the horrific war crimes hailed from there, the speakers at the rally said.

Azam’s funeral prayers were held at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque.

Thirty three years ago, the Jamaat leader was beaten by an angry mob on the footsteps of this mosque.

He was thrashed with sandals while he was getting into his car after attending funeral prayers for two Bangladeshis who died in Palestine -- his first public appearance after being allowed to return to the country in 1981.

"During his lifetime, my father consciously did not harm anyone. He led a very simple life," his son Abdullahil Aman Azmi said.

"He was jailed in a false case," he added.

Police suspended traffic in several streets around the national mosque in an apparent effort to facilitate the body's arrival.

According to police officials, a few handmade bombs exploded in the area before the body's arrival, but no casualties were reported.