Mita Noor
Mita Noor | |
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Born | |
Died | 1 July 2013 | (aged 42)
Cause of death | Suicide by hanging |
Occupation(s) | Model, actress |
Spouse | Shahanur Rahman Majumder |
Parents |
Sabina Yasmin Mita Noor (known as Mita Noor; born 28 September 1971; died 1 July 2013)[2] was a Bangladeshi actress.[1] On 1 July 2013, she committed suicide by hanging herself at her home in Gulshan, Dhaka.[1][3]
Career
[edit]As a child, Noor attended Bulbul Lalitakala Academy to learn Bharatnatyam.[4] She debuted in 1989 with weekly drama Sagar Sechar Swadh on Bangladesh Television. She also took part as a model in TV advertisements.[2] In 2011 she directed one short play Chowngali.
Personal life
[edit]Noor was married to businessman Shahanur Rahman Majumder for 24 years.[1] Together they had two sons - Shehzad Noor Taus and Sadman Noor Tahmid. Taus was on the news when he had created the first-ever Bangladeshi meta-search engine SearchW3.net at the age of 13.[5]
Death
[edit]On 1 July 2013, after a history of depression, Noor committed suicide by hanging herself at her home in Gulshan, Dhaka.[1][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Actress Mita Noor found dead". The Daily Star. July 1, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ a b c "'Mita Noor killed herself'". bdnews24. July 1, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ a b "Mita Noor committed suicide, says final autopsy report". August 28, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ Mahmuda Afroz (November 3, 2006). "Mita Noor: Transition from modelling to acting". The Daily Star. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ "Bangladeshi whizkid on the block". The Daily Star. August 23, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2015.