<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">The mortal remains of renowned actor Akbar Hossain Pathan, popularly known as Farooque, arrived in Dhaka from Singapore this morning (May 16, 2023), a day after his demise.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The body was taken to his Uttara residence in the capital from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 8:15 am, according to family members.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The body will be kept at Central Shaheed Minar from 11 am to 1 pm for all to pay their last respects to the beloved actor.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After that, the body will be taken to the premises of Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) and his first namaz-e-janaza will be held there after Zuhr prayer.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Around 3:30 pm, the body will be taken to Channel i from BFDC, and finally it will be taken to Gazipur’s Kaliganj where Farooque will be buried after another janaza at Gulshan Azad Mosque in Dhaka at 5 pm.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">The actor breathed his last at the age of 75 while undergoing treatment in Singapore on Monday morning. He had been undergoing treatment there.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Farooque was elected an MP from Dhaka-17 constituency in the last national election. He made his debut on the big screen in H Akbar's film "Jolchhobi". His performance in "Lathiyal" earned him a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1975.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He was fondly known as "Mia Bhai" to the masses. He appeared in over 150 films in a career spanning more than five decades. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>