Former election commissioner Mahbub Talukdar passes away

Former election commissioner Mahbub Talukdar passed away at a city hospital on Wednesday. He was 80, reports UNB.

He was appointed as an election commissioner along with three other election commissioners and a chief election commissioner in 2017 for five years.

He was a Freedom Fighter and joined the exile government in 1971. After independence, he served the first four Presidents of the country as their public relations officer and speech writer.

He was the assistant press secretary and speech writer to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, according to Election Commission website.

Born in 1942, Mahbub studied in the University of Dhaka and obtained Bachelor and Master Degrees in Bengali Language and Literature.