Entertainment Report :
Noted actor and theatre personality Mahmud Sajjad passed away at the age of 73. He breathed his last at Evercare Hospital in the capital at around 2:30pm on Sunday.
Mahmud Sajjad is the elder brother of State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid MP. The actor is survived by his wife Mamtaj Begum and sons Upal and Anjan.
The noted actor was admitted to Evercare Hospital on September 1 with Covid-19 related complications. The actor was placed in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) after his physical condition deteriorated. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed deep condolences over the demise of the veteran actor. Mahmud Sajjad was involved with theatre from his college life. He also acted regularly in TV dramas. His first serial drama was Sokal Sondhya. He also acted in several films including director Zahir Raihan’s Songsar and Khan Ataur Rahman’s Jhorer Pakhi and Apon Por. He was associated with the theatre troupe, Natyachokro Natyadal, since he was a university student. He was a part of popular plays like Let There Be Light and Spartacus.
