Dhaka, April 22 -- He was 73.

The former top bureaucrat passed away around 11pm on Wednesday after spending 10 days at the intensive care unit of the United Hospital in Dhaka.

Saadat was suffering from kidney complications and bacterial meningitis, his son Shahzed Saadat told bdnews24.com.

The family are ready for Saadat's burial in Dhaka on Thursday as the country is on a lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak. Saadat was born in Noakhali in 1946.

Shahzed said he, his two sisters, mother and aunt would discuss and decide the funeral and burial.

The former secretary was in charge of the Cabinet Division from 2002 to 2005. He headed the PSC from 2007 to 2011. He had also worked at the National Board of Revenue as its chairman.

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