The burial of veteran silver-screen actress Nasima Khan, who passed away at the age of 82 while undergoing treatment at an Uttara hospital on Sunday evening (October 11, 2026), has been scheduled for October 15. Her mortal remains are currently preserved in a mortuary.
Confirming the arrangements, Bangladesh Film Artists Association Organizing Secretary Sony Rahman stated that Nasima Khan's eldest son, Shabab Nasim Rahman, lives in the United States and is scheduled to return to Dhaka on October 14. Her final funeral and burial will take place the following day, October 15.
A decision regarding whether to bring her body to the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) for public tributes will be finalized after her eldest son arrives. Meanwhile, addressing concerns regarding her younger son, Nabil Nasir Rahman Kushal, who has been missing for several months under unexplained circumstances, Rahman noted that the family has yet to establish his whereabouts or confirm whether he was abducted. Nasima Khan, a prominent fixture in Bengali and Urdu cinema from the 1960s through the 1980s—best remembered for her iconic roles in Jago Huwa Savera (1959) and Je Nadi Maru Pathe (1961)—passed away leaving an indelible mark on national cinema.
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