Former foreign secretary Wali-ur Rahman passes away

Former foreign secretary Wali-ur Rahman passes away

Former foreign secretary and ambassador Wali-ur Rahman passed away at a Dhaka hospital this morning.
He was 80.
He died of cardiac arrest around 10:30 am at LabAid Hospital in Dhaka. He was rushed to LabAid Hospital earlier in the day after he suffered a stroke, family sources said.
Wali-ur Rahman was the executive director of Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs (BILIA) and chairman of the Bangladesh Heritage Foundation.
He is widely acclaimed for his role in 1971 and after Bangladesh independence.