Illustrious Lalon singer Farida Parveen on life support as health worsens

Acclaimed folk singer Farida Parveen has been put on life support as her condition worsened. Her son Imam Nimeri said the doctors decided to put her on ventilation support on Wednesday afternoon after her health declined at the Universal Medical College and Hospital. She had been transferred from intensive care with plans for cabin accommodation before the sudden deterioration. Ashish Kumar Chakraborty, managing director of the hospital, said, “Farida has been placed on a ventilator, which is generally referred to as life support. She cannot breathe on her own, and her blood oxygen levels have dropped. Her blood pressure is untraceable even after administering three medications. We can’t predict how long this will last.” He added, “If her blood pressure...