Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- Sheikh Shahed Ali, a popular singer of the 1990s and founder of the band Gachh, has died after a 21-day battle for life.

He breathed his last at 10:05am on Friday while undergoing treatment at Azgar Ali Hospital in Dhaka. He was 63.

The singer had been on life support at the hospital, but doctors were unable to save him.

Confirming his death, Shahed Ali's friend Ershadul Haque Tinku told bdnews24.com that he died of multiple organ failure.

"His condition deteriorated sharply on Thursday, accompanied by bleeding, and he was placed on life support. This morning, as he was unable to breathe on his own, the life support was withdrawn on the advice of doctors," he said.

Tinku said the singer's Namaz-e-Janaza or funeral p...