Tazin Ahmed (30 July 1975 – 22 May 2018)[1] was a Bangladeshi journalist, actress, playwright, director, and theater person.[2] She won the 2003 Bachasas Award for the Best Actress in the drama category.[3]

Tajin Ahmed
তাজিন আহমেদ
Born(1975-07-30)30 July 1975
Noakhali, Bangladesh
Died22 May 2018(2018-05-22) (aged 42)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
Occupation(s)Journalist, actress, playwright, director
Years active1996–2018
SpousesEzaz Munna
Rumi Rahman
FamilyDilara Zaman (aunt)

Early life and education

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Ahmed was born on 30 July 1972, in Noakhali, Bangladesh, to Dilara Jolly and Kamal Uddin Ahmed (d. 1979).[4] She completed her Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) in 1992. She graduated from the mass communication and journalism department of the University of Dhaka.[5]

Career

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Journalism

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In 1994, Ahmed joined the newspaper Bhorer Kagoj. In 1997, she started working with Prothom Alo and became a staff reporter in 1998.[2] She worked also as a columnist for Anondo Bhubon and as a freelance contributor to Bangla Bazar magazine. In 2002, she joined Mercantile Bank Limited as a public relations officer.[2]

Acting

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In 1996, Ahmed made her debut in the small screen through the single episode television drama Shesh Dekha Shesh Noy, directed by Sheikh Niamat Ali.[1] Alongside she became associated with the theatre group Natyojon. In 2000, she joined another theatre group named Aronyak.[1] She scripted around 12 plays and directed a few of them.[2] She started her television presentation in 1991 with the program title of Chetna for Bangladesh Television. In 1997, she played in a number of plays for theater. Later, Aranyak acted in the drama Mayur Singhanshan. She wrote the screenplay of Doll's House.[6]

She started working as a program executive at NTV in 2003.[2] Since 2016, she hosted the television show 71 er Shokaal on Ekattor TV.[7] Her last televised tele-fiction was Noashal, directed by Mir Sabbir.[7]

Personal life and death

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Ahmed was first married to Ejaz Munna, a television director.[8] She later married the musician Rumi Rahman.[9] Actress Dilara Zaman is her paternal aunt, her father's elder sister.[10]

Ahmed suffered from asthma. She died of a heart attack on 22 May 2018 at Regent Hospital in Uttara, Dhaka.[1][5] Her body was taken for viewing to Kashimpur Women's Central Jail where her mother, Dilara Jolly, had been sentenced and later she was buried beside her father's grave in Banani Graveyard.[11]

Works

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Television drama

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  • Shesh Dekha Shesh Noy (1996)
  • Adekha Bhubon (2004)[7]
  • Utsho (2007)[12]
  • Nolbaji (2007)[13]
  • Poroshpor (2008)[14]
  • The Family (2009)
  • Bar Bar Phirey Ashey (2009)[15]
  • O Bondhu Amar (2009)[2]
  • Fifty 50 (2010)
  • Maa (2013)[16]
  • Noashal (2014)[17]
  • Tomar Khola Haowa
  • Saptarshi
  • Atopor Bibaho Barshiki[1]
  • Shat Paure Kabya[8]
  • Ek Akasher Tara[8]

Television show

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  • Shandhikhon (2006)[18]
  • 71 er Shokaal

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Actress Tazin passes away". The Daily Star. 22 May 2018. Archived from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Syeda Shamin Mortada (19 April 2009). "Tazin Ahmed: A multi-tasking persona". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  3. ^ Afsar Ahmed (28 June 2004). "32nd BACHSAS Awards: A glitzy night : Recognition of outstanding media talents". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Acting was a dream-come-true to me -- Tazin". The Daily Star. 12 October 2004. Archived from the original on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Actress Tazin Ahmed dies of heart attack". NTV. 22 May 2018. Archived from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  6. ^ "350th episode of Doll's House to go on air tonight". The Daily Star. 11 July 2009. Archived from the original on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  7. ^ a b c "Tazin Ahmed passes away". The Daily Star. 23 May 2018. Archived from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  8. ^ a b c "A couple to watch - Tazin and Ejaz: Aspiring to make a difference in the glamour world". The Daily Star. 5 January 2005. Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  9. ^ Nadia Sarwat (2 July 2009). "Heart to Heart with Tazin and Rumi". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Actress Tazin Ahmed dies of heart attack". bdnews24.com. 22 May 2018. Archived from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  11. ^ "Tazin buried in her father's grave". Dhaka Tribune. 23 May 2018. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  12. ^ ""Utsho": Tele-film to generate awareness on HIV/AIDS". The Daily Star. 30 November 2007. Archived from the original on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  13. ^ "Single episode drama 'Nolbaji' on ATN Bangla". The Daily Star. 19 January 2007. Archived from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  14. ^ "Drama serial "Poroshpor" on Rtv". The Daily Star. 28 January 2008. Archived from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  15. ^ "TV play Bar Bar Phirey Ashey on Channel 1". The Daily Star. 27 March 2009. Archived from the original on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  16. ^ "TV play Maa on ATN Bangla". The Daily Star. 14 November 2013. Archived from the original on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  17. ^ "Tazin returns to the screen". The Daily Star. 3 November 2014. Archived from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  18. ^ "Talk show Shandhikhon on Channel 1". The Daily Star. 7 July 2006. Archived from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
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