Raisul Islam Asad

Raisul Islam Asad
রাইসুল ইসলাম আসাদ
Asad in 2016
Born
Asaduzzaman Mohammad Raisul Islam

(1953-07-15) 15 July 1953
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma mater Dhaka Collegiate School University of Dhaka
Years active1972–present

Asaduzzaman Mohammad Raisul Islam (known as Raisul Islam Asad; born 15 July 1953) is a Bangladeshi freedom fighter and an actor in radio, theatre, television and film. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor four times for his roles in the films Padma Nadir Majhi (1992), Anya Jibon (1995), Dukhai (1997) and Lalsalu (2001). Besides, he won Best Supporting Actor award twice for the roles in Ghani: The Cycle (2006) and Mrittika Maya (2013). As of 2016, he acted in more than 50 films. He was a member of the Crack Platoon an elite urban guerrilla, intelligence and commando unit of the Mukti Bahini.