'Sweet girl' Kabori no more

 
Sarah Begum Kabori, known as 'sweet girl' of the silver screen, passed away at a hospital in Dhaka. She was 70.

The National Award-winning actress breathed her last at 12:20am at Sheikh Russel National Gastroliver Institute & Hospital while undergoing treatment being infected with the Covid-19. Kabori's son Shaker Chisti confirmed the news to the media.

Initially, Kabori was admitted to Kurmitola General Hospital on April 5 after she tested positive for Covid-19. Later, she was shifted to the ICU in Sheikh Russel National Gastroliver Institute & Hospital, as her condition deteriorated. Kabori was born in Chattogram. She made her debut in the silver screen at the age of thirteen starring Subhash Dutta's 'Sutorang'.

She acted in numerous films notably 'Sujon Sokhi', 'Sareng Bou' , 'Devdas', 'Titash Ekti Nadir Naam', 'Shat Bhai Champa', 'Arun Varun Kiran Mala'.

Throughout her illustrious career, Kabori shared the screen with actors like Razzak, Alamgir, Sohel Rana, Ujjal, Wasim, Khan Ataur Rahman, Golam Mustafa, Anwar Hossain and ATM Shamsuzzaman.

Kabori actively participated in the Liberation War, donating blood to help the freedom fighters.