Injured singer Khurshid Alam on board the air ambulance that flew him to Dhaka from Bogra on Saturday, March 30, 2019 Dhaka TribuneThe Ekushey Padak winner was shifted to a hospital in DhakaProminent singer Khurshid Alam, 75, was injured early saturday, when a truck collided head-on with his private car on the Dhaka-Rangpur Highway in the Jhopgari area at Bogra’s Charmatha. Two other people were also injured, in the incident that took place a little after 3am, said his brother Murshid Alam. He said the Ekushey Padak winning singer was returning to his hotel after attending a program in the district town when a Dhaka-bound truck crashed into the car. But police are yet to find out where they received medical treatment. Khurshid Alam was conferred, the Ekushey Padak in 2018 ,and the Lifetime Achievement Award, at the 12th Channel i Music Awards in 2017, for his contributions to the country’s music industry.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 30, 2019 11:30 UTC