Ekushey Padak-winning singer Farida Parveen tested positive for Covid-19, according to her son Imam Zafar Nomani. "My mother has been unwell for a few days. She took the Covid-19 test on April 7, and the result came out positive," he adds.
The singer is having breathing problems and undergoing treatments as per her doctor's advice.
Farida Parveen's is very much appreciated in both home and abroad for her songs. She was born on 31 December 1954 in Shaol village of Singra Police Station in Natore, and started training in folk music under the tutelage of Mokshed Ali Shah.
Brought up in Kushtia, the singer started out with Nazrul Sangeet in 1986 as a listed artiste of Rajshahi Betar. Later, in 1973, her patriotic songs started gaining ground among her fans. She is also the founder of the Ochin Pakhi School for children.
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