Freedom fighter and renowned sculptor Ferdousi Priyabhashini passed away at a hospital in Dhaka Tuesday afternoon, two weeks after suffering a heart attack. The 71-year-old’s grief-stricken daughter, Fuleshwari Priyanandini, confirmed the news that her mother had died at Labaid Specialized Hospital at Dhanmondi. Ferdousi had suffered a string of health complications in the final months of her life. “After the first namaz-e-janaza at a mosque there in the evening, the body was taken back to Labaid hospital mortuary where it will be kept overnight,” her son, Karu Titas, said. From torture to sculptureBorn in 1947 in Khulna, Ferdousi suffered inhumane torture by the Pakistani occupation forces during the 1971 Liberation War.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 06, 2018 07:54 UTC