Music maestro Ustad Rashid Khan passes away

Indian music maestro Ustad Rashid Khan passed away on Tuesday in Kolkata at the age of 55 due to prostate cancer. The announcement was made by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The musician was undergoing treatment, according to PTI.

“We tried our best but failed. He passed away at around 3:45 PM,” an official of the Kolkata-based private hospital where Khan was admitted said.

The chief minister who visited the hospital said, “This is a great loss for the entire country and the entire music fraternity. I am in a lot of pain as I still can’t believe that Rashid Khan is no more.”

Source: The Indian Express