Eminent academic Zillur Rahman Siddiqui has died on Wednesday early hours.
The duty doctor at the emergency ward at the capital's Shamorita Hospital confirmed about his death.
The doctor said he was brought to the hospital as dead, probably he died on the way or before.
However, the reasons of his death was yet to be known, the doctor added.
President Abdul Hamid, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Speaker of the Parliament Dr Shirin Sharmin Choudhury and Deputy Speaker M Fazle Rabbi Mia have condoled the death of country's noted educationist Professor Zillur Rahman Siddiqui on Wednesday mornoing.
Born at Durgapur in Jhenaidah in 1928, he matriculated from Jessore Zilla School in 1945 with distinction. Afterwards, he studied at Presidency College in Kolkata.
He took his BA in 1950 and MA in 1951 in English Literature with First Class in both from University of Dhaka.
He studied English Literature at Worcester College of Oxford University during 1952-54.
He taught at Dhaka College and then at the University of Rajshahi from 1988 to mid-1973.
Thereafter, he taught at Jahangirnagar University and acted as Vice Chancellor of the University for two consecutive terms from 1976 to 1984.
Professor Zillur Rahman Siddiqui served as an Advisor to the caretaker government under justice Shabuddin Ahmed in 1990-91, being in charge of Ministry of Education.
He authored many books in Bangla and English and was the Editor of Bangla Academy English-Bengali Dictionary.
He was honored with Alaol Shahitya Purashkar in 1977, Bangla Academy Award in 1979, Alokto Shahitya Purashkar in 1998 and Swadhinata Purashkar in 2010.
