Cultural personality Mahbub Jamil no more

Businessman and cultural personality Mahbub Jamil passed away under treatment at a city hospital early Wednesday.

He was 83.

Mahbub Jamil breathed his last at Ever Care Hospital in the capital at 2:40 am, said his family.

Mahbub Jamil’s family said that the deceased’s namaz-e-janaza will be held at Azad Mosque in Gulshan after Zohar prayers today (Wednesday). He will then be buried at Banani Cemetery.

The family members also asked everyone to pray for the forgiveness of his soul.

Mahbub Jamil served as special assistant to former caretaker government’s chief adviser Fakhruddin Ahmad between 21 January 2008 and 6 January 2009.

At that time, he was given the responsibilities of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism, Ministry of Industry and Ministry of Youth and Sports.

Mahbub Jamil was also a member of Bangladesh Film Censor Board and Bangladesh National Film Awards committee.

He was the managing director of Singer Bangladesh.