Veteran civil servant and public intellectual Kazi Fazlur Rahman passed away on Saturday at the age of 93.
Born in 1932 in Feni, Kazi Fazlur Rahman went on to build a long career in public service.
He became the first Bengali to top the Central Superior Services examination in 1956.
Over the years, he served as secretary in several key ministries, including education, fisheries and livestock, petroleum and mineral resources, and the External Resources Division.
In 1990, he was appointed an adviser with the rank of minister in the country’s first non-party caretaker government.
Outside government, his work extended to development and social organisations such as BRAC, Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation and the Acid Survivors Foundation.
As a writer, he authored more than 30 books covering governance, memoirs and literature.
He was married to the late Lily Rahman.
Fazlur Rahman is survived by four daughters, one son and ten grandchildren.
Janaza prayers will be held in Dhaka on Monday after Asr prayers at Baitul Aman Masjid in Dhanmondi.
A second janaza will take place in Feni on Tuesday after Zuhr prayers, followed by burial at the family graveyard.
