Legendary actress Kabori passes away

Noted actress of Bangla film Sarah Begum Kabori, who was on life support at the capital’s Sheikh Russel National Gastroliver Institute and Hospital, passed away at the age of 70 in the early hours of Saturday.

The National award-winning eminent actress, also a former member of the Parliament, had recently tested positive for COVID-19 while undergoing treatment.

She breathed her last at 12:20 am on Saturday, her son Shaker Chisty confirmed the matter to the media.

She will be laid to eternal rest at the Banani graveyard in Dhaka, followed by her namaz-e-janaza and state guard of honor.

Kabori is survived by her five sons.

President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of eminent Bangla film actress, director and former member of parliament Sarah Begum Kabori.

Kabori was born in 1950 in Chattogram. She made her film debut at the age of thirteen, in 1964 in ‘Sutorang’.

She shared the screen with numerous actors including Razzak, Alamgir, Sohel Rana, Ujjal, Wasim, Khan Ataur Rahman, Golam Mustafa, Anwar Hossain and ATM Shamsuzzaman. 

She received the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress for her role in the film ‘Sareng Bou’.

She was elected as a member of parliament from the Narayanganj-4 constituency as a Bangladesh Awami League politician in 2008 and served until 2014.