Popular model and actress Rista Laboni Shimana passed away on Tuesday at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU). She was 39.
Her ex-husband and singer Parvez Sazzad confirmed the matter to the media.
Shimana breathed her last around 6:00am due to a brain haemorrhage. Earlier, she was admitted to a hospital on 21 May after suffering a brain stroke and having been unconscious for the past 14 days. She went through several complications and was put on life support.

According to sources, Shimana fell ill all of a sudden on the night of 21 May and was rushed to a private hospital in the capital’s Dhanmondi area.  
The actress was then admitted to the National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital in the capital's Agargaon, where she underwent brain surgery on 25 May. Due to her deteriorating health, she was then moved to BSMMU, where she was put on life support last Wednesday.

Shimana started her journey in the entertainment industry with “Lux Channel i Superstar” competition in 2006. She debuted in acting through the tele-drama, “College Student”, directed by Salahuddin Lavlu.
She also appeared in Tauquir Ahmed’s film “Daruchini Dwip,” which also featured her other contestants from “Lux Channel i Superstar”, and gained critical acclaim for her acting.
Since then, Shimana has been a regular in television dramas and series, commercials, and films.
After getting married to the popular singer Parvez Sazzad in 2014, Shimana took a hiatus from the industry for a while in 2016 due to her motherhood. The couple eventually got divorced later, Shimana got married for the second time in 2019, and the actress returned to the industry last year.