Folk singer Farida Parveen dies

Celebrated folk singer Farida Parveen, revered as the "Queen of Lalongeeti," passed away on Saturday night at 10:15pm ( Inna lillahi……..….rajiun). She was 73. The news was confirmed to The Daily Star by Ashis Kumar Chakraborty, managing director of Universal Medical College Hospital. Parveen is survived by her husband and four children. The artiste had long been battling kidney complications. In recent months, her condition worsened, requiring dialysis twice a week. On September 2, she was admitted to Universal Medical College Hospital in Mohakhali following a routine dialysis session that left her health critically unstable. She was moved to the intensive care unit (ICU), where her condition further declined on Wednesday, leading doctors to place her on ventilation. Despite days...