Former adviser Showkat Ali passes away

Former adviser to the Caretaker Government AMM Showkat Ali died of old-age complications at a city hospital on Sunday.

He was 82, family sources said. He left behind a son, a daughter and a host of relatives and well-wishers to mourn his death.

Ali was an adviser to the ministries of Health and Family Welfare, Food and Disaster Management from 2007 to 2009.

His namaz-e-janaza will be held at Gulshan Society Mosque. Later, he will be buried at the Banani Graveyard on Sunday night.