Former Political Adviser to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Bangabandhu Parishad President Dr S A Malek died of massive heart attack.
He took his last breath at the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital at 11:30pm on Tuesday. He was 86.
Malek was born on August 18, 1936, in Tangail.
He is survived by two sons and two daughters, a host of relatives and admirers.
His ancestral home is village Syed Mahalla of Mulghar union under Fakirhat Police Station in Bagerhat district.
