Dhaka, Sept. 15 -- Noted folk singer Farida Parveen died at 10:15pm on Saturday after a long illness. The singer's body was kept at Shaheed Minar for tributes after 12 noon on Sunday. People from all walks of life paid their respects at the Central Shaheed Minar.

Singer Runa Laila joined the video call to pay tribute to Farida Parveen. Runa Laila could not go to the Central Shaheed Minar to pay her last respects to Farida Parveen due to being out of the country. So, she joined a video call and spoke to her family members.

Runa Laila said, "I am very sad to hear such news. I could not pay my last respects due to being out of the country. If I were in the country, I would definitely have gone.

I tried to talk to her many times after hear...