Veteran Baul singer Sunil Karmakar passes away

Veteran Baul singer Sunil Karmakar passed away early Friday morning at the age of 66.

He breathed his last around 4:30am at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital while undergoing treatment.

The folk music stalwart left behind his wife, two sons, and a wide circle of admirers across the country.

Born on January 15, 1959, in Bandanal village of Kendua upazila, Netrokona, Sunil Karmakar began his musical journey at the age of seven. Over the decades, he became a familiar and commanding presence at folk gatherings, known for his full-bodied, emotionally charged voice and his ability to hold an audience on his own.

Cultural Affairs Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki expressed profound shock and sorrow at the demise of Sunil Karmakar.

In a condolence message issued , Farooki said philosophy and artistic practice in Bangladesh have long been intertwined, with the people of this land expressing their joys, sorrows, philosophical reflections and social concerns through songs.