Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed (1932-2003) is best remembered as an eminent lawyer, constitutionalist and statesman. Having always eschewed political identification and affiliation, he served as the Attorney-General for Bangladesh and as an Adviser in two successive Non-Party Caretaker Governments. Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed passed away on 12 July, 2003 leaving behind a range of unpublished works on jurisprudence and statecraft.