Former election commissioner SM Zakaria died early Tuesday while he was undergoing treatment at a city hospital. He was 77.
The former EC breathed his last at United Hospital at 4:00am. He left behind his wife, a son, relatives and well-wishers to mourn his death.
Zakaria was an EC of the Bangladesh Election Commission between January 16, 2006 and January 31, 2007. He was also a secretary of the election commission secretariat from April 1, 2002 to January 15, 2006.
The officials and employees of the secretariat have expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of Zakaria and also expressed sympathy to the bereaved family members. The body of Zakaria will be buried at family graveyard at his village home in Brahmanbaria.
