Ex-Principal Secretary Kamal Uddin dies
Senior Staff Reporter Published: 3 November 2025, 12:34 PM
| Updated: 3 November 2025, 12:35 PM
Former Principal Secretary Dr. Kamal Uddin Siddiqui
Former Principal Secretary Dr. Kamal Uddin Siddiqui has passed away. He breathed his last on Monday (3 November) at his residence in Gulshan.
The news was confirmed in a government statement on Monday morning.
His namaz-e-janaza (funeral prayer) will be held at Gulshan Azad Mosque after Asr prayers on Monday, followed by burial at Mirpur Martyred Intellectuals’ Graveyard in Dhaka.
Kamal Siddiqui served as the Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Khaleda Zia until 2006. He was also a valiant freedom fighter.