Forhad Bin Khaled (30 May 1963 – 20 December 2020), known professionally as Shimul Khaled (Bengali: শিমুল খালেদ) was a Bangladeshi Fashion design
Early life
Shimul Khaled was born on 30 May 1963 in
Chittagong,
East Pakistan to eminent journalist and writer
Khaled Belal and Bedoura Begum.
Career
Khaled is credited with starting the fashion show trend in Chittagong and has put on numerous fashion shows around Bangladesh including Dhaka Fashion Week. He also served as a judge for numerous fashion events in Bangladesh.
Store
Shimul Khaled founded a fashion brand named Charu Chattogram in 1989, which is one of the oldest fashion brands in Bangladesh. He did a number of
under the Charu Chattogram label all over Bangladesh. Charu Chattogram has a store in Chittagong.
Filmography
Death
On 1 October 2020, he was admitted to a private hospital in
Chittagong with a diagnosis of
perforated ulcer. His condition subsequently worsened, necessitating his transfer to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) where he received treatment for two weeks. Khaled died at 6:00 AM BST on 20 December 2020, at the age of 57, from
septic shock followed by
cardiac arrest.
