Ahmed started her career as a radio announcer and drama artiste in Rajshahi Radio in 1962.[3] She made her debut as a film actress in 1964 and as a television actress in 1968.[3][4][5] She worked in Dompoti, the first ever drama serial on Bangladesh Television.[6] She acted in a mother role for the first time in the drama Agun, directed by Mohammad Mohsin in 1976.[7] In a career spanning more than 50 years she acted in nearly 400 films and 150 television programs.[8]
Ahmed was married to Rakibuddin Ahmed (1932-1996). They had a daughter named Tanima.[7] She had a younger sister theatre actor and activist Wahida Mollick Jolly.[10]
Death
She died from cancer on 8 July 2022 at the age of 75.[a]
Explanatory notes
^There is some confusion with her death place. The Daily Star reported that she died at her home in Uttara.[8] The Business Standard reported that she died at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka.[11]
References
^ abShah Alam Shazu (15 August 2010). "Those were the days". The Daily Star. Retrieved 30 November 2015.