Renowned band singer Khalid has passed away due to a heart attack. He was 56.
He breathed his last at 7:15 pm on Monday, music producer Isha Khan Duray confirmed the news.
The body has been kept at Comfort Hospital in capital's Green Road, he said in a Facebook post.
Khalid left behind wife, son and a host of relatives and well-wisher to mourn his death. His wife and only son are now in New York.
He will be buried at Gopalganj family graveyard after Zuhr prayer on Tuesday.
Khalid, the lead vocalist of the Chime band, is best known for his songs 'Nati-khati bela galo', 'Shorolotar Protima,' 'Himaloy,' 'Kono Karonei,' among dozens of other hit songs.
Khalid gained popularity both as a band member and as a solo artist.
Throughout Khalid's music career, his band "Chime" released their first self-titled studio album in 1985. Until 2005, Chime released a total of five studio albums.
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