Shakil Khan, known professionally as Shakil Khan,
is a Bangladeshi actor who was active from 1997 to 2010.
Politics
When
Talukder Abdul Khaleque
Talukder Abdul Khaleque is a Bangladeshi politician who was elected mayor of Khulna City Corporation on two occasions and former Member of Parliament.
Career
Khaleque served as a member of Parliament from Bagerhat-3 in 1991 as a Awami League ...
, Member of Parliament for
Bagerhat-3, resigned from parliament in April 2018 to run for mayor of
Khulna
Khulna ( bn, খুলনা, ) is the third-largest city in Bangladesh, after Dhaka and Chittagong. It is the administrative centre of Khulna District and Khulna Division. Khulna's economy is the third-largest in Bangladesh, contributing $53 b ...
,
Khan considered contesting the resulting by-election as an independent candidate. He decided against a run, however, and
Habibun Nahar, Khaleque's wife, was elected unopposed.
Khan sought the
Awami League In Urdu language, Awami is the adjectival form for '' Awam'', the Urdu language word for common people.
The adjective appears in the following proper names:
*Awami Colony, a neighbourhood of Landhi Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
*Awami Front, wa ...
nomination for the seat in the December
2018 general election, but the party gave the nod to the incumbent.
Film career
Khan went on to perform in films ''Paharadar'', ''
Biyer Phul
''Biyer Phul'' ( bn, বিয়ের ফুল, lit=Wedding Flowers) is a Bangladeshi romantic movie. It was released 1999 and directed by Motin Rahman. The film stars Riaz, Shabnur, and Shakil Khan in lead roles along with Kabori, Amol Bose, ...
'', ''Narir Mon'', ''
Koshto'', and ''
Abujh Bou
''Abujh Bou'' (English: The Immature Wife) is a 2010 Bangladeshi film directed by Arthik Sazib and Nargis Akhtar and stars Ferdous Ahmed and Priyanka in her debut role. It earned three awards at 35th Bangladesh National Film Awards.
Synopsis
It ...
'', among others.
Khan wed actress
Jona
Jona may refer to:
* Jona, Switzerland, a village of the municipality Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland
* Jona (river), in the cantons of Zürich and St. Gallen in Switzerland
* Jona (album), ''Jona'' (album), an album by Jona Viray
People with the giv ...
, his co-star in the 2002 film ''Hridoyer Bashi'', but the marriage did not last long.
Filmography
See also
*
Cinema of Bangladesh
The Bangladeshi Cinema, better known as Dhallywood ( bn, ঢালিউড), is the Bengali-language film industry based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It has often been a significant film industry since the early 1970s. The dominant style of Bangla ...
References
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Living people
Bangladeshi male film actors
People from Bagerhat District
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)