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Published : 01 Jun 2026, 12:07 AM
Mohammad Kafil Uddin, chairman of bus operator Hanif Enterprise and a former local government representative in Savar, has died while undergoing treatment in India.
He died on Sunday evening at a hospital in New Delhi, according to his brother Mohammad Hanif.
Following Bangladesh's independence, Kafil's father Zainal Abedin entered the transport business and established Hanif Enterprise in the name of his younger son Hanif.
A BNP politician, Kafil was elected chairman of Aminbazar Union Parishad in Savar on three occasions.
He also served as chairman of Savar Upazila Parishad.
Kafil, a former general secretary of the Bus-Truck Owners Association and former president of the Inter-District Truck Drivers Union, had been suffering from illnesses for a long time.
He travelled to India about a month ago for advanced medical treatment and died there.
Hanif was sentenced to death in the Aug 21 grenade attack charges.
After spending 15 years abroad, he returned to Bangladesh following the political changeover on Aug 5 and was later acquitted in the case.
Both his parents died while he was living overseas.
Speaking to bdnews24.com, Hanif said: “My elder brother had been undergoing treatment abroad for a long time. Doctors there declared him dead around 7pm on Sunday.”
He said the family would decide on arrangements to bring the body back to Bangladesh.
