Engineer Sekander Ali dies

Engineer Sekander Ali Khan, a freedom fighter, passed away at United Hospital in Dhaka on Saturday. He was 71, says a press release.

He left behind his wife, a son, a daughter and a grandson.

Sekander Ali completed BSc-in-engineering from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) in 1969 and obtained MSc graduation from the University of Strathclyde, UK in 1981. He served the public sector for 24 years as a chief engineer.