Lalon legend Farida Parveen fights for life in ICU

Renowned Lalon singer and Ekushey Padak awardee Farida Parveen, 69, is battling multi-organ failure at Universal Medical College Hospital in Dhaka,and the nation is holding its breath. Admitted on September 2 for routine dialysis, the legendary voice behind timeless bhatiali and Lalon geeti took a devastating turn. By Tuesday, she was rushed to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) as her condition rapidly deteriorated. On Wednesday, she was placed on life support. “Her kidneys have completely stopped functioning,” said Dr Ashis Kumar Chakraborty, Managing Director of the hospital, in a somber update. “She’s suffering from multi-organ failure. But we’re not giving up. A medical board has been formed, and our top physicians are doing everything possible to stabilise her.” There was...