Eminent folk singer, composer, and flute player Bari Siddiqui died at a city hospital early Friday. He was 63.
He breathed his last at Square Hospitals around 2:30am, Shabbir Siddiqui, son of Bari Siddiqui, told a news agency.
The adored singer has left behind his wife, two sons, a daughter as well as numerous fans.
His first namaaz-e-janaza was held at the Dhaka University Central Mosque on Friday morning.
His second janaza was held at BTV premises. The eminent musician’s final janaza will take place Bad Asr, at Netrokona College Field.
The noted singer had been on life support at the intensive care unit (ICU) of the hospital since Saturday.
Earlier on Friday last, Bari Siddiqui, who had been suffering from kidney-related problems for a couple of years, was admitted to the hospital on Friday night after he fell unconscious following a chest pain.
Born on November 15, 1954, Bari Siddiqui obtained his bachelor's degree from Dhaka University and joined Bangladesh Television in 1985.
Siddiqui got his formal vocal training at the age of 12 under Gopal Dutt of Netrakona. From 1981, he took lessons for six years under Ustad Aminur Rahman. He later got professional tutelage under VG Karnaad in Pune, India.
He won the Bachsas Award for his music direction in the film, Srabon Megher Din (1999), for the song Shua Chan Pakhi. He released a folk album, 'Lokkho Tara', in 2000.