Legendary singer Farida Parveen passed away on Saturday while undergoing treatment at Universal Medical College Hospital in Dhaka. She was 70.She was initially scheduled to be buried after Maghrib prayers, but due to adverse weather, the burial was delayed.

Eminent Lalon singer and Ekushey Padak recipient Farida Parveen, widely known as the ‘Queen of Lalon Song,She received the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer in 1993 for the song “Nindar Kata” from the film “Ondho Prem,” and the prestigious Fukuoka Prize in Japan in 2008. was laid to rest next to her parents’ graves at the Kushtia Municipal Graveyard on Sunday night.The burial took place following her second namaz-e-janaza after Isha prayers around 9:00pm.The ambulance carrying her body arrived at the graveyard at approximately 8:30pm.Various organisations, including the Kushtia district administration, paid tribute to the legendary artist at the site. Her son Imam Nahil Sumon and other family members were present during the burial.

Hundreds of people, including Kushtia Deputy Commissioner Abu Hasnat Mohmmad Arafin, Superintendent of Police Md Mizanur Rahman, as well as political, social, and cultural activists, attended a namaz-e day, people from all walks of life paid their last respects to the legendary singer as her body was brought to the Central Shaheed Minar premises in the capital.
namaz-e-janaza was held at the Dhaka University Central Mosque. Following the janaza, the body was taken to kushtia.breathed her last at a hospital in the capital on Saturday night after battling kidney complications.
She is survived by her husband and four children.
Born on December 31, 1954, Farida Parveen began her musical journey in 1968 as a listed singer at Rajshahi Betar, performing Nazrul songs.She gained recognition in 1973 through patriotic songs before receiving formal training in Lalon music under Moksed Ali Shah, eventually emerging as a living legend of the genre.Herfirst husband was the eminent lyricist and singer Abu Zafar, most famous for his patriotic song “Ei Padma Ei Meghna.” From that marriage, she had three sons and a daughter: Zihan Faria, Imam Nimeri Upal, Imam Nahil, and Imam Zafar Numanee. She later married renowned flautist Gazi Abdul Hakim.Farida Parveen’s contributions to popularising Lalon Sai’s lyrics and melodies is widely recognized. She performed Lalon songs not only across Bangladesh but also in Japan, Sweden, Denmark, Canada, Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom and many other countries.Although she is best known as a Lalon singer, several modern and patriotic songs in her voice became popular. Through renditions such as “Khachar Vitor Ochin Pakhi,” “Barir Kache Arshinagar,” and “Ei Padma Ei Meghna,” she secured a lasting place in the hearts of her fans. She also established the ‘Achin Pakhi School’ to teach Lalon songs to the younger generation.For her outstanding contributions to music, She was also the Founder and Chairperson of the Farida Parveen Foundation.