Former diplomat Waliur Rahman dies

Former diplomat and secretary Waliur Rahman passed away on Wednesday. He was 80, reports UNB.

He died of cardiac arrest at around 10:30 am, family sources said.

Ambassador Rahman, born on 26 December 1942, served as Special Envoy to the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (1997-1998).

He also served as Executive Director of Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs (BILIA).

He resigned from Pakistan Government in 1971 and set up Bangladesh Mission for Bangladesh government in exile as a refugee for 9 months.