AM Zia Uddin Mahmood, former chief engineer of Bangladesh Railway (BR), has passed away at the age of 80.
He had been living with stomach and lung cancer for some time, the family said.
Mahmood passed away on Monday morning at his Gulshan home, reports bdnews24.
Zia Uddin Mahmood was born on Jan 2, 1938 in Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria district. He had also served at the Bangladesh Mission in Kolkata before he retired from his public service position in the nineties.
His two sons, ADN Group Chairman Asif Mahmood and TVNL Deputy Director Aref Mahmood, are living in Bangladesh. His daughter Lopa Mahmood lives in Ireland, said the report.
The funeral prayers for Zia Uddin Mahmood will be held at Gulshan’s Azad Mosque on Monday evening, Aref Mahmood said.
Zia Uddin Mahmood will then be laid to rest at the Banani graveyard.
