The Nazrul Sangeet legend, Feroza Begum, has been laid to eternal rest at Banani graveyard in the Capital.
Her Namaz-e-Janaza was held after Asr prayers at Azad Mosque in the capital’s Gulshan area on Wednesday afternoon.
Earlier, the body of Feroza Begum was taken to the Central Shaheed Minar premises around 1:30pm for paying homage.
Thousands of people thronged at the Shaheed Minar to pay their last tribute to the Nazrul Sangeet maestro, who captivated them for decades.
The legendary Nazrul Shangeet artist of the sub-continent was honoured with the floral wreaths by the country’s prominent personalities, cultural activists, political party members, cultural and social organisations and educational institutions.
Feroza, who was drawn to music from her childhood, was considered the most prominent Nazrul Sangeet singer in the subcontinent.
She is particularly given credit for successfully reviving the popularity of the music genre at a time when it was losing popularity.
About 1600 of her songs had been recorded, while she rendered many both in India and Pakistan.
She received many awards in her lifetime in Bangladesh and Pakistan, the most significant being Shadhinata, Shilpakala Academy, best Television Singer awards along with the Nasiruddin, Sir Salimullah and Satyajit Ray gold medal awards.
However, her contribution to the field of music in the subcontinent is most outstanding of the awards she had received.