Bangladesh Singer Dies Of COVID-19 Complications

Popular Bangladeshi singer Indra Mohan Rajbongshi died of COVID-19 complications on Wednesday.

Born in Dhaka in 1952, he was a recipient of the country’s second-highest civilian award, the Ekushey Padak.

The 69-year-old was reputed as a versatile singer and researcher with expertise in various fields of classical and folk music.

Rajbongshi also worked as an artist at the Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra – Free Bengal Radio Center – during Bangladesh’s 1971 Liberation War.