Andrew Kishore laid to rest

Renowned singer Andrew Kishore was laid to eternal rest beside his parents’ graves at Christian cemetery at Sreerampur area in Rajshahi at 11:30am on Wednesday.

Earlier, his body was kept at a local Church from 9am-10am where people placed wreaths to pay tributes for the noted singer.

Rajshahi-2 lawmaker Fajle Hossen Badshah, General Secretary of Bangladesh Film Artistes’ Association Zayed Khan and composer Ethun Babu were present among others during this time.

Andrew Kishore breathed his last at his elder sister Dr Shikha Biswas and her husband Dr Patrick Biswas’ house in Mahishabathan area in Rajshahi city on July 6.

His body was kept in the mortuary of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital.

He was born in Rajshahi in 1955. Since childhood, he was keen on pursuing a career in music and began taking lessons from Abdul Aziz Bachchu, who later became the chief music director of Rajshahi Betar.

He had rendered more than 15,000 songs in movies, earning him the moniker of ‘playback king’ in the Bangla film industry.