Mita Noor
Died1 July 2013(2013-07-01) (aged 42)
Gulshan, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Cause of deathSuicide by hanging
Occupation(s)Model, actress
SpouseShahanur Rahman Majumder
Parents
  • Fazlur Rahman[1] (father)
  • Mariam Sarkar[2] (mother)

Sabina Yasmin Mita Noor (known as Mita Noor; 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

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

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

On 1 July 2013, after a history of depression, Noor committed suicide by hanging herself at her home in Gulshan, Dhaka.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Actress Mita Noor found dead". The Daily Star. July 1, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "'Mita Noor killed herself'". bdnews24. July 1, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Mita Noor committed suicide, says final autopsy report". August 28, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  4. ↑ Mahmuda Afroz (November 3, 2006). "Mita Noor: Transition from modelling to acting". The Daily Star. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Bangladeshi whizkid on the block". The Daily Star. August 23, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2015.



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