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Abdur Razzak

 roles, has died at the age of 75. 

He died at Dhaka’s United Hospital on Monday evening, Mushfikur Rahman, president of the directors association, told bdnews24.com.

He had been suffering from pneumonia and old-age complications, he said.    

The matinee idol of yesteryear had started his career in television before making it to the silver screen in the 1960s.

He received Bangladesh’s highest civilian honour, Independence Award, in 2015 for his role in the cultural arena.

Razzak was brought to the hospital at 5:20pm after suffering a cardiac arrest, said Ujjwal, a customer care representative at United Hospital.

“We couldn’t get a pulse. The duty doctor tried to revive him. He was declared dead at 6:15pm.”

Razzak was born on Jan 23 of 1942 in Kolkata of undivided India.

He had lost his parents at a young age, and studied in Taliganj’s Khanpur High School.

After struggling to make a break in Kolkata, he decided to work for the growing film industry in the erstwhile East Pakistan instead. Riots between Hindus and Muslims in Kolkata in 1964 also worked against him.   

That year, he travelled to Dhaka where his struggle continued. But after his stint in television, he eventually sealed his fate on the big screen.

In his career of five decades as an artist, Razzak starred in more than 500 films and directed 16.

Neel Akasher Niche, Swaralipi, Jibon Theke Neya, Etotuku Asha, Rongbaz, Baadi Theke Begum, Ananta Prem, Alor Michhil, Obujh Mon, Anarkali, Chhutir Ghanta, Oshikkhito and Dui Poishar Alta are some of the films that helped him emerge as the iconic hero of his industry.

Razzak left behind wife Khairunnesa Lokkhi, three sons Bapparaj, Bappi and Samrat and two daughters Shampa and Moyna.