Mita Noor

Mita Noor
Born	(1971-09-28)28 September 1971 Daudkandi Upazila, Comilla District
Died	1 July 2013(2013-07-01) (aged 42) Gulshan, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Cause of death	Suicide by hanging
Occupation(s)	Model, actress
Spouse	Shahanur Rahman Majumder
Parents	Fazlur Rahman[1] (father) Mariam Sarkar[2] (mother)

Sabina Yasmin Mita Noor (known as Mita Noor; born 28 September 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]

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]

References

1. "Actress Mita Noor found dead". The Daily Star. July 1, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
2. "'Mita Noor killed herself'". bdnews24. July 1, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
3. "Mita Noor committed suicide, says final autopsy report". August 28, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
4. Mahmuda Afroz (November 3, 2006). "Mita Noor: Transition from modelling to acting". The Daily Star. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
5. "Bangladeshi whizkid on the block". The Daily Star. August 23, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2015.