Ekushey Padak-winning television and theater actor Jamal Uddin Hossain has passed away. He was 81.
The veteran actor breathed his last at a hospital in Calgary, Canada on Friday, according to family sources.
Jamal Uddin was a member of Nagarik Natya Sampradaya, a theater troupe from 1975 until 1995. In 1997, he started his own troupe Nagarik Natyangan Ensamble and has been serving as its general secretary. He was the presidium member of the Bangladesh Group Theatre Federation (BGTF) and general secretary of the Betar Television Shilpi Sangsad.
Some of the notable stage plays he directed in Dhaka include "Chand Baniker Pala", "Khachar Bhitor Achin Pakhi", "Raja Rani", "Bibi Shaheb", and "Jugolbondi".
Born on October 14, 1943, the esteemed actor Jamal Uddin Hossain, a recipient of the prestigious Ekushey Padak, is survived by his wife, a son, and a daughter.
Hossain was married to actress Rowshan Ara Hussain since 1975. They met while they were the members of the theater troupe Nagarik Natya Sampradaya. His son Tasfin Hossain Topu is an assistant professor at Mount Royal University of Calgary. For the past 15 years, he had been irregular in acting and had been living in the United States for the past 7 years.
