Veteran film actor Ilias Javed has passed away after a prolonged illness.
He was 82.
He died at a hospital in Uttara, Dhaka around 11:30 am on Wednesday.
Javed's death was confirmed by his wife, actress Dolly Chowdhury.
The actor had been suffering from cancer.
Javed began his career in the film industry in the 1960s as a dance director.
His first assignment as a choreographer was for the Urdu-language film Malan, directed by Kaiser Pasha.
He made his acting debut in 1964 with the Urdu film 'Nayi Zindagi'.
Over the years, he appeared in a number of notable films, including 'Malka Banu', 'Anek Din Agey', 'Shahzadi', 'Nishan', 'Rajkumari Chandrabanu', 'Kajal Rekha' and 'Saheb Bibi', among others.
