BNP chief's Advisory Council member Haider Ali dies

BNP Chairperson's Advisory Council Member and former secretary Barrister Haider Ali has passed away. He was 71.

He breathed his last at 10:05pm on Sunday while undergoing treatment at Ibn Sina Hospital in the capital, said Haider’s son barrister Jisan Haider.

"My father was suffering from liver complications for a long time,” he said.

He is survived by wife, two sons and a daughter and a host of relatives and well-wishers.

Jisan said Haider will be buried at his family graveyard at Narayankhola under Nakla upazila in Sherpur after his namaz-e-Janata at Bhotkandi Eidgah ground there.

Haider Ali served as secretary in different ministries including Information, Textiles and Jute and Women and Children Affairs during his career. 

Haider Ali became active in BNP politics after retiring from government service in 2008.