Singer Jewel put on life support

Eminent singer Hasan Abidur Reja Jewel's health condition deteriorated and he has been put on a ventilator in a private hospital in the capital.

Sangeeta Ahmed, wife of the singer said that Jewel had been in palliative care since last October. Recently he was admitted to a private hospital in Dhaka. He has been kept on life support since last Tuesday night when his physical condition deteriorated.

The singer was diagnosed with liver cancer in 2011. Later, the cancer spread to his lungs and bones.

Hasan Abidur Reja Jewel is recognised as a talented artiste of the 1990s. His first album was released in 1993.

His first album ‘Kuasha Prohor” was released in 1993. Later, “Ek Bikele” was released in 1994, “Amar Ase Andhakar” in 1995, “Ekta Manush” in 1996, “Dekha Hobe Na” in 1997 and so on.