Actor Manna laid to rest
Our Correspondent, Tangail
Noted actor SM Aslam Talukder Manna was laid to rest beside his father at Elenga under Kalihati upazila in Tangail yesterday afternoon.
Thousands of his admires thronged the Central Eidgah premises to pay tribute to their hero when his body was taken there from Dhaka at around 3:00pm.
His first namaz-e-janaza was held at the Eidgah at 3:30pm.
Later, his body was taken to his village home at Elenga where he was buried at 5:15pm after another namaz-e-janaza at Elenga High School ground.
Born in 1964 in Tangail, Manna starred in over 300 movies.
BSS adds: Secretary-in-Charge of the Ministry of Information Jamil Osman yesterday expressed deep shock at the death of Manna.
In a condolence message, he recalled the talent, wisdom and contribution of late Manna to the film industry.
Jamil expressed his sympathy to the members of the bereaved family and prayed for peace of the departed soul in the condolence message, released on behalf of the officers and employees of the ministry.
He also condoled the death of Manna on behalf of the officers and employees of Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) as the chairman of its governing council and the Film Censor Board.
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The second namaz-e-janaza of noted actor SM Aslam Talukder Manna was held at Elenga High School ground yesterday. Later, he was laid to rest beside his father at his village home at Elenga. Photo: STAR
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