Lucky Akhand's 1st janaza held at Armanitola

Staff Correspondent: The first namaz-e-janaza of Bangladesh legendary singer-composer and freedom fighter Lucky Akhand was held at Armanitola Jame Mosque this morning.

The namaz-e-janaza was held at 10:00am.

Around 11:30am, his body will be taken to Central Shaheed Minar and given a guard of honour.

After that, the body will be kept there for people to pay last tributes. His second namaz-e-janaza will be held at Dhaka University Central Mosque after Jahr prayers.

The music legend will be buried at Martyred Intellectuals' Graveyard in the capital's Mirpur.

The 61-year-old singer breathed his last at Sir Salimullah Medical College and Mitford Hospital at about 6:30pm after suffering from lung cancer.

Lucky was hugely popular in the 1980s, when he was at the peak of his career as a singer, composer, lyricist and music director. His first album got released in 1984.

His songs like Agey Jodi Jantam, Amay Dekona, Jekhanei Simanto Tomar, Kobita Porar Prohor Esechhe and many more are considered milestones in modern Bangla music.

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