Legendary Lalon singer Farida Parveen passed away on Saturday (September 13) night after a prolonged illness. She died at 10:15pm while undergoing treatment in a private medical college hospital in Dhaka. On Sunday (September 14) noon, people from all walks of life paid their respects at the Central Shaheed Minar. At the tribute, her husband, noted flautist Gazi Abdul Hakim, said, “An artiste like Farida Parveen is born once in a hundred years.”

Legendary singer Farida Parveen passed away on Saturday while undergoing treatment at Universal Medical College Hospital in Dhaka. She was 70.

Celebrated folk singer Farida Parveen, revered as the “Queen of Lalon Geeti”, passed away at 10:15pm last night.

The artiste had long been battling kidney complications. In recent months, her condition worsened, requiring dialysis twice a week