President mourns death of theater activist, filmmaker Mannan Hira
BSS
24th December, 2020 10:18:33
President M Abdul Hamid on Wednesday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of renowned playwright, theatre activist and filmmaker Mannan Hira.
In a condolence message, the head of the state prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and expressed profound sympathy to the bereaved family.
A Bangla Academy Award-winner, Mannan Hira suffered a cardiac arrest at his Kakrail residence in the capital. Later, he was rushed to Islami Bank Hospital at Shahjahanpur, where doctors declared him dead at 8:30 pm, said a family source.
Mannan Hira was 64. He is survived by his wife and a son.