Actress Tajin Ahmed has died of cardiac arrest

Popular TV actress and anchor Tazin Ahmed has died of cardiac arrest at the age of 42.

She was rushed to Regent Hospital, Uttara, on Tuesday morning when he suffered a heart attack. At the time of life support, he left the last breath at 4:30 in the afternoon (Inna lillahi wa inna illi rajune).

Tazin Ahmed lived alone in a flat in Uttara, Dhaka for a long time. She was looking after a makeup artist. In the morning, he sent Tazin Ahmed, who was suffering from heart attack, to the regent hospital.

Tazin Ahmed made her mark in many fields — ranging from performances in theatre and small screen to journalism, playwright, TV anchoring and directing.

She entered the small screen in 1996 through her mother’s production house and became associated with theatre troupe Natyojon. She was a member of Aronyak troupe till her death.

The actress completed her post-graduation in Mass Communication and Journalism (MCJ) from Dhaka University.

She joined the daily Bhorer Kagoj in 1994. She took up a job with Prothom Alo in 1997 and became a staff reporter in 1998. She was also a columnist for Anondo Bhubon and a freelance contributor to Bangla Bazar.

Tazin joined Mercantile Bank as a public relations officer in 2002 and took up the mantle of programme executive with NTV one year later.

Meanwhile, Directors’ Guild expressed deep shock at the death of the popular actress.

In a condolence message, its general secretary SA Haque Alik prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed sympathy to the bereaved family members.