Nayak Raj laid to rest

Legendary actor Abdur Razzak, popularly known as Nayak Raj, has been laid to eternal rest at the Banani Graveyard.

He was buried there at 10.15 am after his middle son, Bappi, arrived in Dhaka early on Wednesday morning.

Razzak’s sons Bapparaj and Samrat placed their father’s coffin in his grave, attended by friends, relatives and notable figures from the film industry.

Earlier, his two namaz-e-janazas were held at Azad Mosque in Gulshan and Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) respectively on Tuesday.

Hundreds of people from all walks of life paid their last tributes to iconic actor Razzak at the Central Shaheed Minar.

He was born on Jan 23 of 1942 in Kolkata of undivided India. He lost his parents at a young age, and studied in Taliganj’s Khanpur High School.

Razzak’s first big break came with his role in Zahir Raihan’s Behula in 1966.

In his career of five decades as an artist, Razzak starred in more than 500 films and directed 16.