Veteran actor Sadek Bachchu has died in hospital care from the COVID-19 illness at the age of 66

“Bachchu had pneumonia after positive coronavirus test. He died from a combination of ailments linked to multi-organ failure.”

The actor was put under the life support system at the hospital on Saturday, the family said. He was admitted to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital with respiratory distress on Aug 6. Later, he was shifted to Universal Medical College Hospital on Friday after being diagnosed with the coronavirus infection.