Renowned artist and national award winning director Khalid Mahmood Mithu, died today in a tragic accident as a tree fell on him at Dhanmondi area in Dhaka.

Mithu, also the husband of artist Kanak Chapa Chakma, was on a rickshaw passing Dhanmondi Road 4 when a tree fell on him around 2:00pm, said Noor-e-Azam, officer-in-charge of Dhanmondi Police Station.

He was rushed to Gonoshastho Nagar hospital where on duty doctors declared him dead due to internal bleeding, the OC said. 

Notable director and artist Khalid Mahmood Mithu died as this tree fell on his rickshaw in Dhanmondi area of Dhaka. This photo was taken on March 7, 2016 by Amran Hossain