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Toufiq M. Seraj (1 July 1956 – 20 June 2019) was a Bangladeshi businessman who was the founder and managing director of Sheltech and its associated companies. He was the first president of Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) for three consecutive terms (2000–2006). Seraj was also a president of
Bangladesh Institute of Planners Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...
(2006-8) and Bangladesh Tennis Federation.


Early life and education

Seraj was born in 1956. He completed graduation and post-graduation from
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology The Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology () commonly known by its acronym BUET, is a public technological research university in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. Founded in 1876 as the Dacca Survey School and gaining univer ...
. 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 Sheltech. He served as the founding president of Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh. He was the president of Bangladesh Tennis Federation.


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 62, 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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