Apex Group chairman Manzur Elahi dies

Syed Manzur Elahi, the prominent businessman and Chairman of Apex Group, has passed away. He died at a hospital in Singapore on Wednesday morning, an official from the group confirmed.

Manzur Elahi was also the founding Chairman of Mutual Trust Bank and Grey Advertising Bangladesh. He served as an Adviser to the caretaker government in 1996 and 2001. In 1996, he held advisory positions in the Ministries of Communications, Shipping, Civil Aviation and Tourism, Posts and Telecommunications, and Housing and Public Works. In 2001, he was appointed Adviser to the Ministries of Agriculture, Shipping, Fisheries, and Livestock.

Born on February 26, 1942, in Kolkata, Manzur Elahi graduated from St. Xavier's College in Kolkata and later completed his Master's degree in Economics from Dhaka University.