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Singer Khurshid Alam injured in road crash

Staff Correspondent
Injured singer Khurshid Alam. Photo: Soel Rana
Injured singer Khurshid Alam. Photo: Soel Rana

Ekushey Padak winning singer Khurshid Alam, 75, was injured when a truck hit his car on Dhaka-Rangpur highway in Jhupgari area in Bogura district early Saturday, reports UNB.

He is now undergoing treatment at Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College and Hospital, said his younger brother Murshid Alam.

The truck rammed the private car carrying the singer around 3:00am while he was returning hotel after attending a reception programme, leaving him and one of his fans Khokon injured, said his brother.

The injured were admitted to the hospital.

Injured singer Khurshid Alam is under treatment at Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College and Hospital. Photo: Soel Rana Meta: Ekushey Padak winning singer Khurshid Alam, 75, was injured when a truck hit his car on Dhaka-Rangpur highway in Jhupgari area in Bogura district

Physician Sushanta Kumar of Neuro-Medicine Department of the hospital said that Khurshid Alam's five teeth have been broken and he has also received injuries on his head.

The injured singer has been kept at ICU of the hospital. After primary examination, he will be sent to Dhaka.

Khurshid Alam was conferred the Ekushey Padak in 2018 and the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 12th Channel-i Music Awards (2017) for his contributions to Bangladeshi film music.

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