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Classical singer Ustad Rashid Khan dies at 55

Sources say since he was admitted to the private hospital last month, he started responding to the treatment

By Agencies
January 10, 2024
Acclaimed classical singer Ustad Rashid Khan during a performance on December 18, 2022. — Facebook/Ustad Rashid Khan
Acclaimed classical singer Ustad Rashid Khan during a performance on December 18, 2022. — Facebook/Ustad Rashid Khan

NEW DELHI: Acclaimed classical singer Ustad Rashid Khan, who was suffering from prostrate cancer, died at the age of 55 in Kolkata on Tuesday.

Khan was admitted to a private hospital last month in Kolkata and was put on ventilator support when his condition turned critical on Tuesday. He died at the age of 55 in Kolkata on Tuesday.

Sources close to him said that since the singer was admitted to the private hospital last month, he started responding to the treatment, and a team of doctors attending on him was happy to note the improvement in the medical condition.