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Former Principal Secretary and Freedom Fighter Dr Kamal Siddiqui passes away

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Dr Kamal Siddiqui, former Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister and a Freedom Fighter, has passed away. He breathed his last at his residence in Gulshan early on Monday, November 3.

His funeral prayer (namaz-e-janaza) will be held after Asr prayer at the Azad Mosque in Gulshan, followed by burial at the Mirpur Martyred Intellectuals’ Graveyard.

Dr Kamal Siddiqui served as principal secretary to former PM Khaleda Zia till 2006, playing key administrative and policy roles.


He participated in the Liberation War of Bangladesh. During the 1971 Liberation War, Kamal Siddiqui was the sub-divisional officer of Norail. He resigned, walked to India to join the war, and after independence became DC and District Magistrate of Khulna.

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