Shawkat Akbar (Bengali: শওকত আকবর) was a Bangladeshi film actor.

His career in the Bengali film industry began in 1964 with the film Eito Jibon.

He is considered one of the best co-stars of the film industry of Bangladesh.

From 1963 to 1995, Shawkat Akbar performed over 250 films including Bengali and Urdu language films.

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