News Desk :
Former Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar was laid to eternal rest at Mirpur Martyred Intellectual Graveyard in the capital on Friday.
Earlier, his namaz-e-janaza was held at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque after Jummah prayers on Friday.
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal attended the namaz-e-janaza, among others.
After the namaz-e-janaza, a guard of honor was given to the former Election Commissioner by a smartly turned-out contingent from Bangladesh Police.
In a condolence message, Barrister Mainul Hosein, Chairman, Editorial Board of The New Nation said, “Mahbub Talukdar was
a personal friend of mine. I missed his demise and deeply sad for his absence. We’re friends since our student life at Nawabpur School. I remember our experience as scouts and we under my leadership won the recognition as the best troop in the former East Pakistan. He (Mahbub Talukdar) was associated with the Ittefaq. As election commissioner he saw me on few occasions defying his knowledge that he was under watch to express his frustration about the farcical election. He came to me for the conflict of conscience he was suffering within. He was one of the speech writers of Bangabandhu and he prepared his last speech to be delivered at the Dhaka University but remained undelivered. Mahbub was talented and wanted to be remembered for his love of the country.”
Mahbub Talukdar died of cardiac arrest while undergoing treatment in the city’s United Hospital on Wednesday at the age of 80.
His body was kept at the mortuary of BIRDEM Hospital so that his children who are staying abroad could have the last glimpse of him.
Mahbub left behind his wife, two daughters and a son and a host of relatives, admirers and followers to mourn his death.
He was born at Purbadhala upazila in Netrakona district on February 13, 1942.
Mahbub completed his Secondary School Certificate from Nawabpur Government High School and Higher Secondary School Certificate from Dhaka College.
He obtained his graduation and post-graduation degrees from the University of Dhaka in Bengali Language and Literature.
Mahbub started his career as a teacher at the University of Chittagong where he taught Bengali language and literature.
He also taught at Jagannath University and the Department of Architecture of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET).
In 1971, he, as a freedom fighter, took part in the War of Liberation.
Subsequently, he worked at Bangabhaban in various positions.
He was the assistant press secretary to the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
