Aly Zaker

Aly Zaker
আলী যাকের
Born(1944-11-06)6 November 1944
Village Ratanpur of Nabinagar Upazila, Brahmanbaria District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died27 November 2020(2020-11-27) (aged 76)[1]
United Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
Occupation(s)Actor, director, businessman
SpouseSara Zaker
Children
Parents
  • Muhammad Taher
  • Rezia Taher
Websitehttp://alyzaker.love

Aly Zaker (6 November 1944 – 27 November 2020) was a Bangladeshi actor, businessman, director[2] and writer.[3] He was the owner of Asiatic Marketing Communications Limited (Asiatic 3 Sixty).[4]

Zaker served as a freedom fighter during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.[5] He was one of the trustees of Liberation War Museum in Dhaka.[6]

In 1999 Zakar was awarded the prestigious Ekushey Padak award by the Government of Bangladesh, which is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh.

Aly Zaker, who had cancer, died at Dhaka's United Hospital at 6:45am on 27 November 2020. He was being treated for COVID-19.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Ekushey Padak winner actor Aly Zaker dies". The Business Standard. November 27, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  2. ^ Kamol, Ershad (February 22, 2009). "Aly Zaker: Reporter in the frontline". The Daily Star. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  3. ^ Zaker, Aly (June 24, 2011). "So, Asharh is here again!". The Daily Star. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
  4. ^ Zaker, Aly (May 27, 2011). "The Daily Samakal" আর কালক্ষেপ নয়. The Daily Samakal. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
  5. ^ Kamol, Ershad (December 14, 2008). ""I read the last news announcing the victory on the eve of December 16, 1971" – Aly Zaker". The Daily Star. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
  6. ^ Zaker, Aly (June 10, 2011). "My take on multi-tasking". The Daily Star. Retrieved June 24, 2011.