Walton’s founding chairman Nazrul Islam passes away
Monday, 18 December 2017
SM Nazrul Islam, the founding chairman of Walton Group, passed away on Sunday. He was 93.
Nazrul breathed his last at the Apollo Hospitals in Dhaka around 9:40 pm.
He was the pioneer of the country's electrical and electronics production industry, reports UNB.
The first namaz-e-janaza of Nazrul Islam held at the corporate office of Walton Group at Bashundhara residential area (Plot-1088, Block-I, Road-80 Flat-2,) in the capital at 10:50 am on Monday.
The second namaz-e-janaza performed at Walton Factory at Chandra in Kaliakair of Gazipur at 11:30 am.
He will be laid to eternal rest at his family graveyard of Tangail's Gosaijoair after third namaz-e-janaza after Asr prayers on Monday.
SM Nazrul is survived by wife, five sons and two daughters.