Syed Manzur Elahi, a well-known businessman, the chairman of Apex Group, and a former caretaker government adviser, has died.
He was seventy-nine.
Syed Manzur Elahi passed away this Wednesday at 9:31 a.m. local time (7:31 a.m. Bangladesh time) while receiving medical care at a hospital in Singapore.

He was dealing with a number of old age issues.
Prothom Alo from Singapore received confirmation of the news from Syed Nasim Manzur, son of Syed Manzur Elahi.
Nasim Manzur added that he and his sister remained by his father’s bed until the last end.
He stated that they have been attempting to return his body home today.

Syed Manzur Elahi left his job at a multinational company and started his footwear business. He was the first trader to export Bangladeshi shoes abroad.

Alongside the export business, his company Apex is one of the top footwear companies in Bangladesh.

Syed Manzur Elahi opened his company Manzur Industries in 1972. Four years later, he bought state-owned Orient Tannery and renamed it Apex Tannery in 1976.

Fourteen years later, he started Apex Footwear, which is the top shoe export company of Bangladesh.