Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has provided Tk 5 lakh for the treatment of ailing veteran singer and artiste of war-time radio station Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra Lucky Akhand now being treated in Thailand.
Lucky Akhand, a prominent singer-composer and creator of numerous timeless modern Bangla songs, was hospitalised in Bangladesh on September 8 after he was detected with lung cancer. He was later taken to Bangkok for better treatment. ?UNB