PM's former political adviser Dr S A Malek passes away

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.