Nazrul exponent Sudhin Das passes away

Prominent Nazrul exponent Sudhin Das passed away at a hospital in Dhaka Tuesday night. He was 87.

The singer breathed his last at Apollo Hospitals Ltd around 8:20pm yesterday, said family sources.

He left behind his wife singer Nilima Das and only daughter.

Sudhin Das was taken to a private clinic at Kalyanpur in the morning after he caught fever and vomited. He was later admitted to the Apollo Hospitals.

The body will be kept at the Central Shaheed Minar at 11:00am and at Nazrul Institute at 10:00am on Thursday so that people from all walks of life can pay their last respects to Sudhin Das.

His body will be cremated at Postogola, the family sources told The Daily Star.

UNB adds: Meanwhile, Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor expressed deep shock at the death of Sudhin Das.

In a condolence message, he prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed his sympathy to the bereaved family members.