Toufiq M. Seraj (1956 – June 20, 2019) was a Bangladeshi businessman who was the founder and managing director of

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and its associated companies. He was the first president of

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(REHAB) for three consecutive terms (2000–2006). Seraj was also a president of Bangladesh Institute of Planners (2006-8) and

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Early life and education

Seraj was born in 1956. He completed graduation and post-graduation from

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, commonly known by the acronym BUET, is a public technological research university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Founded in 1876 as the Dacca Survey School, it is the oldest institution for the study ...

. Later he earned his PhD in civic design from the

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Career

Seraj taught at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. He was president of the Bangladesh Institute of Planners. He was founding managing director of

. He served as the founding president of

. He was the president of

Personal life

Seraj was married to Zeba Islam Seraj, a professor at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,

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. They had two daughters, Saamiya and Sarah Seraj.

Death

Seraj died on 20 June 2019, aged 63, of a massive heart attack in the aeroplane lavatory whilst on route from Dhaka to

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, Spain, with a stopover in

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. His body was flown back to Dhaka from Doha Airport.

References

External links

Sheltech website
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