Legendary singer Andrew Kishore no more

Legendary singer Andrew Kishore has passed away. 

He breathed his last in a clinic in Rajshahi on Monday evening. He was 64.

Momin Biswas, disciple of Andrew Kishore has confirmed the news.

He said, ‘The singer was taken at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of his sister Shikha Biswas’s clinic on Sunday, after his health condition deteriorated.’

Andrew Kishore returned home on the night of June 11 after a 9-month long treatment in Singapore. He flew for the country on September 9 last year. He had been suffering from kidney and hormone-related issues. Besides, he was having cancer.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as well as musicians, media personalities, several organisations and expatriates have come forward with assistance for his expensive treatment.

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