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The namaz-e-janaza and burial of veteran actress Nasima Khan, once popular in Bengali and Urdu films, will be held on Thursday, October 15, after her elder son returns home from the United States.
Her body will be kept in a hospital morgue until then, said actor Sony Rahman, organising secretary of the Bangladesh Film Artistes’ Association.
Nasima’s elder son, Shabab Nasim Rahman, lives in the United States and has started his journey home following news of his mother’s death.
Her younger son, Nabil Nasir Rahman Kushal, has been missing for several months. The actress had not seen either of her sons for the last time during her lifetime.
Nasima Khan died at around 7:30pm on Sunday, October 11, while undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit of a private hospital in Uttara, Dhaka. She was 82.
One of the early actresses in Bangladesh’s film industry, Nasima was a lifelong member of the Bangladesh Film Artistes’ Association.
She made her big-screen debut in the 1959 film Jago Hua Savera and gained recognition as a leading actress with Je Nodi Moru Pathe in 1961.
During her long acting career, she appeared in several notable films, including Dharapaat, Kar Bou, Ujala, Begana, Apon Dulal, Ulajhan, Main Bhi Insaan Hoon, Dui Bhai, Gouri, Amar Bou and Dheuer Pare Dheu.