Abdul Kuddus Boyati has become severely ill with issues of the oesophagus | FacebookIlias told reporters: 'My father was unable to eat anything for the last seven or eight days. When he became severely ill two days ago, we had to admit him to the hospital'Acclaimed folk singer Abdul Kuddus Boyati has become severely ill with issues of the oesophagus, and was hospitalized on Sunday at the National Institute of Diseases of the Chest and Hospital (NIDCH), in Mohakhali. When he became severely ill two days ago, we had to admit him to the hospital.”Currently Kuddus is in ward 13 of NIDCH. Kuddus said: “I have been unable to eat for the last seven or eight days. Bangla Loko Shongeet, or Bangla folk songs, are Kuddus’s speciality, and his renditions of these songs have made him popular with music lovers the world over.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 19, 2019 14:37 UTC