Mita Noor

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Mita Noor
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Born(1971-01-01)1 January 1971
Died1 July 2013(2013-07-01) (aged 42)
Gulshan, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Cause of deathSuicide by hanging
Occupation(s)Model, actress
SpouseShahanur Rahman Majumder
Parents
  • Fazlur Rahman [1] (father)
  • Mariam Sarkar [2] (mother)

Sabina Yasmin Mita Noor (known as Mita Noor; born 1 January 1971; died 1 July 2013) [2] was a Bangladeshi actress. [1] On 1 July 2013, she committed suicide by hanging herself at her home in Gulshan, Dhaka. [1] [3]

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Career

As a child, Noor attended Bulbul Lalitakala Academy to learn Bharatnatyam. [4] She debuted in 1989 with weekly drama Sagar Sechar Swadh on Bangladesh Television. She also took part as a model in TV advertisements. [2] In 2011 she directed one short play Chowngali.

Personal life

Noor was married to businessman Shahanur Rahman Majumder for 24 years. [1] Together they had two sons - Shehzad Noor Taus and Sadman Noor Tahmid. Taus was on the news when he had created the first-ever Bangladeshi meta-search engine SearchW3.net at the age of 13. [5]

Death

On 1 July 2013, after a history of depression, Noor committed suicide by hanging herself at her home in Gulshan, Dhaka. [1] [3]

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