Mst Saleha Khatun, mother of Additional Secretary (Retd) SM Shawkat Ali, has died of old-age complications in the capital on Friday. She was 86.

She left behind her five sons, daughter-in-law, grandchildren and other relatives to mourn her death.

Mentionable that, she received the award as ‘Ratnagarbha Ma’ given by Azad Products.