Entertainment Desk

Ekushey Padak-winning veteran actor Masud Ali Khan passed away at his Kalabagan residence in the capital on Thursday. He was 95.

Masud Ali, who had been suffering from several old-age complications, breathed his last at 4:20pm, family sources said.

Masud Ali Khan was born on 6 October 1929, in Paril Naudha village of Manikganj. He made his debut on the small screen with the drama ‘Bhai Bhai Sobai’ after Bangladesh Television’s establishment in Dhaka.

The actor made his silver screen debut with Sadek Khan’s film Nodi O Nari (1964) and continued enamoring audiences with his acting in Dipu Number Two (1996), Dui Duari (2000), Matir Moyna (2002), Molla Barir Bou (2005), and Priyotomeshu (2009), to name a few.

A veteran actor across multiple mediums for the last five decades, Masud Ali Khan is known for playing many fan-favourite roles in popular television dramas and series, including Kothao Keu Nei, Ei Shob Din Ratri, Badol Diner Prothom Kodom Ful, ‘69’, Shukhi Manush Project, Din Choley Jay, Gulshan Avenue and more.

He also worked in various government departments. In 1988, he retired as secretary of Bangladesh Tourism Corporation.

For his contributions to the country’s television and film industry, Masud Ali Khan received the Ekushey Padak (2023) and Meril-Prothom Alo Lifetime Achievement Award 2023, to name a few.