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Partex Group chairman no more
Partex Group founding chairman MA Hashem passed away at early hours of Thursday. He was 78.
The death was confirmed by his son Showkat Aziz Russell.
After testing positive for coronavirus, MA Hashem was admitted to the Evercare Hospital in Dhaka on December 11. He had been on life support since December 16.
Born in 1943 at Begumganj under in Noakhali, Hashem ventured into tobacco trade half a century ago.
After independence, he got involved in the import of iron, steel, cement, sugar, rice, spices, wheat, salt, milk and other essential commodities.
In 1982, he signed up for manufacturing import substitute products and started particle boards.
Partex Group chairman MA Hashem passes away
Staff Correspondent
Staff Correspondent
MA Hashem, eminent industrialist and founder of Partex Group, passed away early Thursday from old age complications and coronavirus infection. He was 77.
He had been in critical condition and was undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka since December 16 after testing positive for Covid-19.
He breathed his last at 1:20 am, his family said.
Dr Arif Mahmud, head of medical service of Evercare Hospital Ltd, said Hashem, also a former lawmaker, died from Covid-19.
His son Aziz Al Kaiser also confirmed the demise of the entrepreneur, who left behind a number of industries in different sectors since his modest start in the early 1960s.