Shakil Khan, known professionally as Shakil Khan,
is a Bangladeshi actor who was active from 1997 to 2010.
Politics
When
Talukder Abdul Khaleque
Talukder Abdul Khaleque is a Bangladeshi politician who was elected mayor of Khulna City Corporation on two occasions and former Member of Parliament.
Career
Khaleque served as a member of Parliament from Bagerhat-3 in 1991 as a Awami League ...
, Member of Parliament for
Bagerhat-3
Bagerhat-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2018 by Habibun Nahar of the Awami League.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Mongla and Rampal upazilas.
History
The constituen ...
, resigned from parliament in April 2018 to run for mayor of
Khulna
Khulna ( bn, খুলনা, ) is the third-largest city in Bangladesh, after Dhaka and Chittagong. It is the administrative centre of Khulna District and Khulna Division. Khulna's economy is the third-largest in Bangladesh, contributing $53 b ...
,
Khan considered contesting the resulting by-election as an independent candidate. He decided against a run, however, and
Habibun Nahar
Habibun Nahar (born 18 September 1954) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member from Bagerhat-3 constituency and the Deputy Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
Career
Nahar was nominated ...
, Khaleque's wife, was elected unopposed.
Khan sought the
Awami League In Urdu language, Awami is the adjectival form for ''Awam
Awam ( ur, ) is the Urdu language word for common people or general public. In the early 20th century, the word was extensively used in the Indian subcontinent to refer to the general po ...
nomination for the seat in the December
2018 general election, but the party gave the nod to the incumbent.
Film career
Khan went on to perform in films ''Paharadar'', ''
Biyer Phul'', ''Narir Mon'', ''
Koshto'', and ''
Abujh Bou
''Abujh Bou'' (English: The Immature Wife) is a 2010 Bangladeshi film directed by Arthik Sazib and Nargis Akhtar and stars Ferdous Ahmed and Priyanka in her debut role. It earned three awards at 35th Bangladesh National Film Awards.
Synopsis
It ...
'', among others.
Khan wed actress
Jona, his co-star in the 2002 film ''Hridoyer Bashi'', but the marriage did not last long.
Filmography
See also
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Cinema of Bangladesh
The Bangladeshi Cinema, better known as Dhallywood ( bn, ঢালিউড), is the Bengali-language film industry based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It has often been a significant film industry since the early 1970s. The dominant style of Bangl ...
References
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Living people
Bangladeshi male film actors
People from Bagerhat District
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)