{"id":38418,"date":"2026-10-14T17:52:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T17:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebangladeshtoday.com\/?p=38418"},"modified":"2026-10-14T18:07:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T18:07:34","slug":"prominent-businessman-manjur-alam-no-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebangladeshtoday.com\/?p=38418","title":{"rendered":"Prominent businessman Manjur Alam no more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>SM Akash, Chattogram<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mohammad Manjur Alam (63)\u2014a prominent businessman from a traditional family in Chattogram, the father of model and actress Marjan Jenifa (known for the widely discussed film \u2018Musafir\u2019), and the father-in-law of Professor Dr. Jobaer Alam, Chairman of the Editorial board of the renowned national English daily \u2018The Bangladesh Today\u2019\u2014passed away at 7:00 AM on Wednesday, October 14, at a private hospital in the capital. (\u2018Inna .....Raji'un\u2019.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was survived by two daughters and a son. His eldest daughter, actress Marjan, resides in the United States with her husband, Dr Jobaer Alam. His other daughter, Umme Aifa, lives in Finland with her family. His only son is Zubayer Ali Sohan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The late Manjur Alam was the third son of Doraf Ali Saudagar, a prominent businessman from the traditional Supariwala Para area of \u200b\u200bWard No. 23 (North Pathantuli) in Chattogram city. His another brother, the late Sekandar Ali, passed away three years ago. His eldest brother\u2014Haji Abdul Karim, a senior member of the Chattogram Metropolitan BNP and a leader of Ward No. 23 (North Pathantuli)\u2014continues to serve as the guardian of the entire family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His family members and well-wishers expressed deep condolences and sought peace for the departed soul<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SM Akash, Chattogram Mohammad Manjur Alam (63)\u2014a prominent businessman from a traditional family in Chattogram, the father of model and actress Marjan Jenifa (known for the widely discussed film \u2018Musafir\u2019), and the father-in-law of Professor Dr. Jobaer Alam, Chairman of the Editorial board of the renowned national English daily \u2018The Bangladesh Today\u2019\u2014passed away at 7:00 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":38424,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,107,93],"tags":[54],"class_list":["post-38418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bangladesh","category-national","category-nationwide","tag-54"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - 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