Singer Bashir Ahmed died on Saturday night at his Mohammadpur residence in the capital. He was 74.He had been suffering from various diseases including cancer, family sources said.
Mr Ahmed was also a lyricist and music director. He started his career as a playback singer in Urdu films.He was born at Khidirpur in Kolkata in 1939. The noted singer migrated to Dhaka at the beginning of 1960s.

Mr Bashir received many awards, including National Film Award and Ekushey Padak.For more information, visit http://theglobalnews24.com/details.php?id=4888