Dhaka, Feb. 26 -- Eminent silver screen actor ATM Shamsuzzaman was laid to rest at Jurain graveyard in Dhaka on Saturday afternoon.

He was buried at 5:40 pm beside his son's grave after his second namaz-e-janaza at Sutrapur Mosque. The first namaz-e-janaza was held at Pir Saheb er Bari Jame-e-Mosque after Zohr prayers, said family members.

The actor breathed his last at his Sutrapur residence at the age of 80.

Earlier, he was taken back home from a hospital on Friday afternoon following improvement in his health condition.

The Ekushey Padak winning actor was admitted to Azgar Ali Hospital in Old Dhaka with shortness of breathing on Wednesday, and was undergoing treatment under Dr Ataur Rahman Khan.

The actor was suffering from breath...