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Shahriar Iqbal’s janaza after Juhr prayer

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Published: 04:04, 22 July 2017   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
Shahriar Iqbal’s janaza after Juhr prayer

Staff Correspondent: The namaj-e-janaza for Shahriar Z. R. Iqbal, former Additional Secretary, will be held after Juhr prayer today (Saturday) at Baitus Salam Jame Mosque in the capital’s Mohammadpur.

His body will arrive around 11.00am from Canada.

Shahriar Z. R. Iqbal died at his daughter's residence in Canada on Sunday.

He left behind a daughter and a son.

Iqbal retried as Additional Secretary of the government in 1998. He discharged his duties as assistant ambassador in UK from 1988 t0 1991.

He was Assistant Personal Secretary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman till 15th August 1975.

He was also Managing Director of Bangladesh Film Development Corporation, Director Generals of Directorate of Food and Bangladesh Television, elected councilor of Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Fellow of Economic Development Institute of World Bank and Fellow of Royal Asiatic Society in London.



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