M Shafiqur Rahman

The writer is a practising barrister and an associate of Dr Zahir & Associates.

Remembering Dr Zahir, a revered jurist and constitutional expert

Dr Muhammad Zahir, the once well-revered jurist whose name has almost sunk into obscurity now, breathed his last on this day in 2013 in a hospital in Bangkok.

1y ago

The man who lived life to the fullest

An authority on constitutional issues, his views on matters of national importance were dearly valued in times of crisis. He was a quintessence of objectivity, with no penchant for any political dogma.

7y ago

In fond memory of Dr Zahir

He went away this day two years ago. He went away rather quietly. No visitors flocked around his sickbed. No news was seen on TV or newspapers about his terminal illness.

9y ago
July 11, 2023
July 11, 2023

Remembering Dr Zahir, a revered jurist and constitutional expert

Dr Muhammad Zahir, the once well-revered jurist whose name has almost sunk into obscurity now, breathed his last on this day in 2013 in a hospital in Bangkok.

July 14, 2017
July 14, 2017

The man who lived life to the fullest

An authority on constitutional issues, his views on matters of national importance were dearly valued in times of crisis. He was a quintessence of objectivity, with no penchant for any political dogma.

July 11, 2015
July 11, 2015

In fond memory of Dr Zahir

He went away this day two years ago. He went away rather quietly. No visitors flocked around his sickbed. No news was seen on TV or newspapers about his terminal illness.