Celebrated folk singer Farida Parveen, revered as the "Queen of Lalon Geeti," passed away at 10:15pm on Saturday. She was 70. The news was confirmed to The Daily Star by Ashis Kumar Chakraborty, ...

DHAKA: Legendary singer Farida Parveen (pic) passed away on Saturday (Sept 13) while undergoing treatment at Universal Medical College Hospital in Dhaka. She was 70. Confirming the news to the media, ...

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 ...

As part of heightened alert, police have been deployed at Lalon Shah’s akhra until further instructions, police say Government has decided to observe Lalon Shah’s death anniversary on October 17 at ...

Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy's 3-day long 'Lalon Commemorative Festival' ended with a huge gathering of Lalon devotees and lively performances. “The allocation of the Ministry of Culture in the ...

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma yesterday spoke about the enduring spiritual and cultural bond between India and Bangladesh, as reflected in the life and music of Fakir Lalon Shah.

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 ...

, Oct. 14 -- For the first time, a nationwide celebration will be held on the occasion of the 135th death anniversary of the legendary mystic poet and philosopher Lalon Shah, featuring Lalon festivals ...