Illustrious Lalon singer Farida Parveen dies at 71 after battling illness

Farida Parveen, the celebrated Lalon Sain singer whose voice touched millions over five decades, has died at the age of 71. She breathed her last at 10:15pm on Saturday in the intensive care unit of Universal Medical College Hospital in Dhaka, where she had been admitted on Sept 2 due to serious health concerns. Initially placed in intensive care, Parveen was later put on life support. Ashish Kumar Chakraborty, the hospital’s managing director, confirmed her death. Her death marks the end of an era in Bengali folk music. Farida was admitted to the hospital in Mohakhali due to her critical condition. She was immediately transferred to intensive care upon arrival. She had been suffering from multiple health issues for some...