Raima Islam Shimu

Raima Islam Shimu (c. 1977 or 1987 – after 16 January 2022)[note 1] was a Bangladeshi actress, film producer and director.[1][2] She who has starred in 24 films and numerous TV dramas since 1998.[3] Shimu disappeared on 16 January 2022,[4] and she was later murdered.[5][6]

Raima Islam Shimu
রাইমা ইসলাম শিমু
Bornc. 1977 or 1987
Barisal, Bangladesh
Disappeared16 January 2022
StatusDied
Cause of deathMurdered
Body discoveredKeraniganj Upazila, Dhaka District, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Occupations
  • Actor
  • film producer
  • film director

Early life and career

Shimu was born in Barisal in c. 1977 or 1987.[7][8]

Her first film was Bartaman (1998), directed by Kazi Hayat.[9][10] Her final film appearance was in Jamai Shashur (2002).[11]

Murder

Shimu went missing on January 16, 2022.[12][13] Shimu's husband Sakhawat Ali Nobel was depressed due to various reasons including closure of business. He gradually became suspicious of his wife being unfaithful. This led to marital quarrels, which eventually led to her death by her husband. Shimu reported her husband being abusive to the police sometimes earlier her death.[14] Her husband and his friend planned and executed the murder, and later confessed to the police on January 19.[15] Her dismembered dead body was found by police in Keraniganj Upazila in Dhaka District on 17 January 2022.[16][17][18][19] The body was kept in the morgue of Sir Salimullah Medical College.[20][21]

Notes
  1. The Daily Star says that Shimu was born in 1977 and Jugantor says that she was born in 1987.

References
  1. রহস্যজনকভাবে খুন হওয়া কে এই চিত্রনায়িকা শিমু?. Dhaka Post (in Bengali). Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  2. "Report: Influential actor involved in Bangladeshi actress Raima Islam Shimu murder case?". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  3. অভিনেত্রী শিমুর মরদেহ উদ্ধার : স্বামীসহ আটক ২. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  4. "Missing actress Raima Islam's body recovered from Keraniganj". The Daily Star. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  5. শিমু হত্যার বিচার চাইলেন ওমর সানী. Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  6. অভিনেত্রী শিমুর বস্তাবন্দী লাশ উদ্ধার. Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  7. অভিনেত্রী শিমু হত্যায় স্বামীসহ আটক ২. dailyjagaran.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  8. খুন হওয়া অভিনেত্রী কে এই শিমু?. Daily Jubokantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  9. ‘স্বামীর হাতেই খুন হয়েছেন নায়িকা শিমু’. newsg24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  10. "Missing Bangladeshi actress Raima Islam Shimu found dead". Orissa Post. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  11. খুন হওয়া অভিনেত্রী কে এই শিমু?. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  12. "Missing Actor Raima Islam Shimu Body Found in Sack, Husband Detained". India.com. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  13. "Actress Shimu killed by 'husband'". Daily Sun. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  14. "Here's how Raima Islam Shimu's husband Nobel planned and executed the murder of his wife". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  15. "Bangladeshi Actress Raima Islam Shimu's Husband Confesses to Murdering Her". News18. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  16. "Missing actress found dead in Keraniganj". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  17. "Missing actor Raima Islam found dead in Keraniganj". The Business Standard. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  18. "Raima Islam Shimu: রাস্তা থেকে বাংলাদেশের অভিনেত্রী রাইমা ইসলাম শিমুর বস্তাবন্দি দেহ উদ্ধার". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  19. কেরানিগঞ্জ থেকে অভিনেত্রী শিমুর মরদেহ উদ্ধার. Channel i (in Bengali). Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  20. "Raima Islam Shimu: বাংলাদেশের নায়িকা শিমু হত্যায় জড়িত সন্দেহে আটক স্বামী, গুঞ্জন এক অভিনেতাকে নিয়ে‌ও". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  21. কাউকে না জানিয়ে বের হয়েছিলেন অভিনেত্রী শিমু. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 18 January 2022.
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