Former Chief Secretary and Freedom Fighter Dr. Kamal Siddiqui Passes Away

Staff Reporter | PNN

Former Chief Secretary and freedom fighter Dr. Kamal Siddiqui (Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un) passed away early Monday morning at his residence in Gulshan, according to information received from the government.

Dr. Kamal Siddiqui’s funeral prayer will be held after Asr at Gulshan Azad Mosque, and he will be laid to rest at Mirpur Buddhijibi Graveyard.

Dr. Kamal Siddiqui participated in the 1971 Liberation War and served as Chief Secretary to then-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia until 2006. He was nominated by the Government of Bangladesh for the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child and served from 2005 to 2009.

He also served as the Chief Editor of the Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh until 2006, with its first volume published by the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh in 2008.

As a freedom fighter and responsible administrator, Dr. Kamal Siddiqui made significant contributions to the country’s development and humanitarian activities. His death has cast a shadow of grief across administrative, political, and social circles.