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Actor Farooque's body arrives in Dhaka from Singapore

Entertainment Desk | banglanews24.com
Update: 2023-05-16 11:28:30
Actor Farooque's body arrives in Dhaka from Singapore

The body of film actor and Member of Parliament Akbar Hossain Pathan (Farooque) arrived in Dhaka this (May 16) morning.

A special US-Bangla flight carrying the body landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 7:50 am. 

Farroque breathed his last at around 10am on Monday while undergoing treatment at Singapore's Mount Elizabeth Hospital. He had been receiving treatment at the hospital for the last two years.

Farooq came on the big screen through the movie 'Jalchhabi' directed by H Akbar. He won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1975 for his performance. In 2016, he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award.

BDST: 1128 HRS, MAY 16, 2023
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