Shafin Ahmed, the legendary Bangladeshi musician, was laid to rest atop his father's burial site, with the grave of his mother renowned singer Firoza Begum nearby. His body arrived in Dhaka on Monday (Jul 29) afternoon. On Tuesday, a funeral was held at Gulshan Azad Mosque, and he was buried at Banani Cemetery at 2:40 p.m., local media reported.
His family members, bandmates, and fellow musicians, including his brother Hamin Ahmed, vocalist Maqsoodul Haque, Partha Barua, Manam Ahmed, Naquib Khan, Foad Nasser Babu, Shuvro Dev, Labu Rahman, Iqbal Asif Jewel, Latiful Islam Shibli and Tapas, were among those who gathered to pay their final respects to the beloved singer.
The family has confirmed the date for Shafin Ahmed's Kulkhani, which will take place on Friday (Aug 2) at the Gulshan Community Mosque, located near the Banani graveyard. The ceremony will be held after Friday's Jum'ah prayer prayers to seek forgiveness for his soul.
Shafin Ahmed was born on Feb 14, 1961. He was the son of the esteemed vocalist Firoza Begum and the renowned musician Kamal Dasgupta.
Shafin, the vocalist and Bass guitarist of Miles band, voiced several popular songs both from his solo album and with the band. Some of these hits include 'Chand Tara Shoorjo', 'Prothom Premer Moto', 'Gunjon Shuni', 'Shey Kon Dorodia', 'Phirye Dao', 'Dhiki Dhiki', 'Pahari Meye', 'Ki Jadu', 'Shopno Bhongo', 'Jala Jala', and 'Piyashi Mon', among others.
