Former election commissioner Mahbub Talukdar passes away

Former election commissioner Mahbub Talukdar has died at a hospital in Dhaka.

He breathed his last at the United Hospital around 1:00pm on Wednesday, his daughter Irin Mahbub confirmed this to Prothom Alo.

She said her father fell sick after suffering a massive cardiac attack around 12:oopm. Later, he was rushed to the United Hospital where he passed away around 1:00 pm.

The former election commissioner had long been suffering from cancer.