People pay final tribute to Farooque

The mortal remains of renowned actor Akbar Hossain Pathan, popularly known as Farooque, was brought to the courtyard of the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC), a place that directly witnessed the transformation of Farooque into the silver screen’s ‘Mia Bhai’.

The actor was brought to the BFDC premises yesterday at 1 pm, where he was swarmed by admirers and well-wishers. Sujata, Alamgir, Ilias Kanchan, Nayeem, Suchanda, Misha Sawdagor, Nipun Akter, Ferdous, Omar Sani, Bappy, director Kazi Hayat, Animesh Aich, producer Khorshed Alam Khosru and many more were present there. Bangladesh Film Directors Association (BFDA) and Film Artistes’ Association also paid their last respects by bestowing floral arrangements.

The first namaz-e-janaza of the legendary actor was completed at BFDC after Zuhr prayer. Then he was transported to the Channel i building. There, actors Shakib Khan, Ferdous, Afsana Mimi and many more joined in to pay their respects to the departed, while another namaz-e-janaza took place after.

The second namaz-e-janaza took place at Gulshan Azad Mosque, after Asr prayers. Finally, he laid to rest in his native hometown of Kaliganj, closing the final chapters of an extraordinary life.

Earlier in the morning, the body was taken to his Uttara residence in the capital from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 8:15 am.

The body was kept at Central Shaheed Minar from 11 am to 1 pm for all to pay their last respects to the beloved actor. The actor breathed his last at the age of 75 while undergoing treatment in Singapore on Monday morning.

He was fondly known as ‘Mia Bhai’ to the masses. He appeared in over 150 films in a career spanning more than five decades. His notable films are ‘Sareng Bou’, ‘Sujon Sokhi’, ‘Noyon Moni’, ‘Mia Bhai’, ‘Golapi Ekhon Traine’, ‘Saheb’, ‘Abar Tora Manush Ho’, and ‘Alor Michil’, among others.