{"id":27397,"date":"2025-03-13T18:53:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T18:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebangladeshtoday.com\/?p=27397"},"modified":"2025-03-13T18:53:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T18:53:02","slug":"eminent-entrepreneur-manzur-elahi-no-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebangladeshtoday.com\/?p=27397","title":{"rendered":"Eminent entrepreneur Manzur Elahi no more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>TBT DESK:<\/strong> Eminent entrepreneur and industrialist Syed Manzur Elahi passed away at the age of 83 on Wednesday morning.<br>He breathed his last at Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore at 9:31am (Singapore time), Elahi's son Syed Nasim Manzur told The Daily Star over phone.<br>Elahi was suffering from old-age complications.<br>\"We are trying to bring him back to Dhaka today and want to hold his namaz-e-janaza and funeral tomorrow,\" he said.<br>According to his family, his body will be brought home from Singapore tonight.<br>The first Janaza will take place at East West University tomorrow, March 13, at 10:30am. The second Janaza will be held at Azad Mosque in Gulshan after Zohr prayers.<br>After that he will be buried in the Banani Graveyard.<br>While talking to the daily, Syed Mahbubur Rahman, managing director and CEO of Mutual Trust Bank (MTB) PLC, said, \"It is not only for the MTB family but also a huge loss for the nation.\"<br>Elahi is the founding chairman of MTB.<br>Born in 1942, Elahi has an inspiring entrepreneurial journey. He led major business chambers and won various awards, including the lifetime achievement awards by DHL and The Daily Star, for his contribution to trade and industry.<br>He bought the humble Orient Tannery in 1975 for over Tk 12 lakh. It later paved the way for a transformation into the diverse corporation that Apex has become. 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