Manzur Elahi's body arrives in Dhaka tonight

The body of eminent businessman and industrialist Syed Manzur Elahi, who died at a Singapore Hospital on Wednesday morning, will be flown to Bangladesh tonight.

The Singapore Airlines flight carrying the body is scheduled to land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 10:20 pm, according to Syed Nasim Manjur, the son of the deceased.

He told the media that the namaz-e-janaza for Syed Manjur Elahi would be held tomorrow (Thursday) at Gulshan Azad Mosque after Zuhr prayers and then he would be laid to rest at Banani graveyard next to the grave of his wife Niloufer Manzur.

Syed Manzur Elahi, Chairman of Apex Group, died at the age of 83 while receiving treatment at a hospital in Singapore. He had been suffering from various age-related illnesses for some time.

Manzur Elahi was serving as the Managing Director of International Publications Limited, the owning company of The Financial Express, and was also the publisher of the newspaper.

He had also served as the founding chairman of Mutual Trust Bank and Grey Advertising Bangladesh.

Besides being an eminent industrialist, he was appointed twice as an adviser to the Caretaker Government of Bangladesh, in 1996 and 2001, for his leadership qualities.

He won various awards for his contributions to trade and industry, including the “Business Executive of the Year 2000” by the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham), Bangladesh, and “Business Person of the Year 2002” award, sponsored by the Daily Star and DHL Worldwide Express.