Legendary Bengali singer Sandhya Mukhopadhyay, whose songs stirred up patriotic fervour among Bangladeshis during the Liberation War, has died in hospital care at the age of 90, report agencies.
She breathed her last on Tuesday after being hospitalised last month with complaints of breathlessness and lung infection, according to Anandabazar Patrika.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Sandhya Mukhopadhyay.
In a condolence message, she said that apart from spreading magic of her music in the subcontinent her contribution in the Bangladesh Liberation War will be remembered.
She prayed for the eternal salvation of the departed soul and expressed sympathy to the bereaved family.
Sandhya Mukhopadhyay was taken to the state-run SSKM Hospital from her south Kolkata residence on Jan 27, Indian media reported.
The singer, who was suffering from COVID-19, was later transferred to Apollo Hospital through a green corridor created by the Kolkata Traffic Police.
She also suffered a mild cardiac arrest, according to Mamata Banerjee, chief minister of West Bengal.
According to her family, Sandhya fell in the washroom and got hurt on Jan 23.
Legendary singer Sandhya Mukhopadhyay dies aged 90
Hasina expresses deep shock at her death
FE Team | Published: February 16, 2022 00:03:19
Sandhya Mukhopadhyay
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