Abdul Kader

Abdul Kader ( – 26 December 2020) was a Bangladeshi actor. He was best known for his role as Bodi in the television drama serial Kothao Keu Nei. He was also popular for his appearance in the popular Bangladeshi magazine show Ityadi.

Early life Abdul Kader was born in 1950/51 in the village of Sonarang, Tongibari thana, Munshiganj District to Abdul Jalil and Anwara Khatun. He started acting after graduating from school. He acted in Rabindranath Tagore's Dakghar as Amal. During 1972–84, for three consecutive years he was the drama secretary of the Mohsin Hall Chhatra Sangsad of University of Dhaka. In the Inter-hall Drama Competition in 1982, he became champion and won an award for his performance for Mohsin Hall's play. He also won an award for his play in Jaundice O Bibidho Baloon written by Selim Al Deen and directed by Nasiruddin Yousuff.

Abdul was a member of the executive council of Daksu Natyachakra until 1975. He was a member of the Theater Natyagasthi since 1983 and was also the joint editor for four years and the general secretary for six years.

Kader started acting in television from 1982 and radio drama from 1983. Kader's first serial drama on television was Esho Galper Deshe. Abdul Kader was the vice president of the TV Drama Artiste and Playwright's Association (TENASHINAS) for a long time.

Works

Theatre plays Abdul acted in more than a thousand theater works of about 30 productions in his life. Some of his notable plays are: Payer Awaz Pawa Jay Ekhono Kritodash Tomari Spordha Dui Bon Meraj Fokirer Ma

Television plays Abdul Kader acted in more than two thousand plays on television. His notable TV plays are:

Death Kader died of cancer and COVID-19 on 26 December 2020 while undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka. He was admitted to the hospital on 20 December after returning from treatment at Christian Medical College Vellore, where he remained until his death.