Sadika Parvin Popy, one of the once-popular actresses in Dhaka’s film industry, has lost her mother. Mariam Begum passed away while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Moghbazar, Dhaka. Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un. She had been suffering from various age-related complications and kidney disease for a long time.

Film director Badiul Alam Khokon confirmed the news to the media. He said Mariam Begum died at around 1:30 am on Wednesday while preparations were underway to transfer her to the hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU).

According to the family’s decision, the first funeral prayer was held at a mosque in Niketan early Wednesday morning. Her body was subsequently transported by a refrigerated van to her ancestral home in Khulna. A second funeral prayer is scheduled to take place there after the Zuhr prayers, followed by burial at the family cemetery.

Family sources said Mariam Begum had suffered a sudden stroke at her residence in Niketan, Gulshan, a few days earlier. As her condition deteriorated, she was rushed to Insaf Barakah Kidney and General Hospital in Moghbazar at around 1:45 am on October 14. She died on Tuesday night while receiving treatment.

Meanwhile, actress Popy has remained away from the film industry and public life for a long time. She is also reportedly no longer in contact with her colleagues. News of her mother’s death has cast a pall of grief over the Dhallywood community.

Popy once established herself as a familiar face in Bangladeshi cinema through her regular appearances in films. Her mother’s death has brought sorrow to those associated with the country’s film industry.