Veteran actor SM Mohsin died of Coronavirus on Sunday morning.
He breathed his last while undergoing treatment at BIRDEM General Hospital at 9:30am.
Mohsin’s son Based Mohsin confirmed his father’s death.
“His namaz-e-janaza will be held after Asr prayer. Later, he will be buried at Azimpur graveyard in the capital,” said Salahuddin Lavlu, President of Directors Guild.
Mohsin was honored with the Ekushey Padak award in 2020 to recognize his outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry.
The senior theater and television artist was given the Honorary Fellow award by Bangla Academy in 2018.
The versatile actor, who has been acting for more than a decade, has worked in Shilpakala Academy and also taught at Jahangirnagar University.