Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said on Sunday Dr SA Malek was a thinker and a researcher but he never sought attention from others.
"He was an honest and outspoken person and the death of Dr SA Malek is an irreplaceable loss for the nation," he said in a discussion at Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka.
The two-day discussion was organised jointly by Bangabandhu Parishad and World University of Bangladesh.
Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof Md Akhtaruzzaman chaired the discussion while the foreign minister joined the event as the chief guest.
Prof Abdul Mannan Chowdhury, Prof Moshiur Rahman, Dr Monoronjon Ghoshal and other prominent figures were present, including other echelons.
Prof Moshiur Rahman, vice-chancellor of National University and Presidium member of Bangabandhu Parishad, said, "Dr SA Malek upheld the ideals of Bangabandhu till his death. Even when he was fighting for his life in the hospital, he talked about the people of this country, though he did not have the strength to speak the words.
"Though SA Malek is no more, he is alive in our hearts. When we read his writings, see his works and his contributions, it is as if he is alive," he added.
A photo exhibition - featuring the work and contributions of Dr SA Malek - by photographer Fojit Sheikh Babu was held on the premises of the Central Shaheed Minar.
Dr SA Malek, who was the former political adviser to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and president of the Bangabandhu Parishad, passed away on December 8 last year at the age of 88.
Malek, also a former lawmaker from the Faridpur-1 constituency, breathed his last at the ICU of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University hospital.
