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Early life

Kazi Khalek was born on 1915 in Bikrampur district of Dhaka (now in Munshiganj district).

Filmography

Death

Kazi Khaleq died on 12 September 1970.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Khaliq, Kazi 1970 deaths 1915 births Bangladeshi male film actors Bengali male actors Bangladeshi male actors 20th-century Bangladeshi actors People from Munshiganj District