Ekushey Padak-winning senior actor Masum Aziz passed away at a private hospital in the capital on Monday.
He had been put on life support at the hospital on Thursday last.
Masum was admitted to Square Hospital with a cardiac problem on October 3 and put on life support as his condition deteriorated on Thursday morning, said Sommilito Sangskritik Jote President Golam Quddus.
Aziz has earned fame through acting on stage, in television dramas and in cinemas. He joined the group theatre while studying at university.
Masum Aziz has been suffering from heart-related ailments for a long time.
In 1985, he debuted in TV drama. Masum has played in more than four hundred dramas and notable films since 1985.
The actor was born in 1952 in Pabna.
Bd-pratidin English/Golam Rosul