Eminent Rabindra Sangeet artiste Sadi Mohammad passed away on Wednesday evening. He was 69.

His brother, renowned dancer Shibli Mohammad and family friend, dancer Shamim Ara Neepa, confirmed the news of his passing to the media.

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The reason behind his sudden demise is still unknown.

His body is currently being kept at Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital's morgue.

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One of the foremost Rabindra Sangeet exponents in the country, Sadi Mohammad completed his bachelor's and master's in Rabindra Sangeet from Visva-Bharati University, India.

He debuted as a composer in 2007 with the album “Amakey Khujey Pabey Bhorer Shishirey.” In addition, he published the albums “Shraban Akash” in 2009 and “Sarthak Janam Amar” in 2012.

During the Liberation War, the anti-independence forces assassinated his father Salimullah.

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Salimullah Road in the capital’s Mohammadpur, is named after his father.

His death has cast a grim shadow in the country’s cultural sphere.