‘Baul Samrat’ Shah Abdul Karim died of old-age complications on Saturday at the age of 93.

Dr Sujan Bose of Noor Jahan Poly Clinic in Sylhet city said the legendary poet and singer, with over a thousands folk songs to his name, died at 7:58am.

Karim’s only son Shah Noor Jalal told bdnews24.com at 9:30pm on Friday that his father had been on life support since noon after his health worsened in the morning.

Karim was admitted to the clinic on Sept 3.

“He has been suffering from respiratory problems, lung infection and other old-age diseases,” his doctor Faisal Ahmed said to bdnews24.com.

Karim, lyricist of the famous Gari Cholena Cholena , was born at Ujandhol village on the bank of the Kalni in Sunamganj on Feb 15, 1916.

He was awarded the Ekushey Padak, one of the highest civilian honours in Bangladesh, in 2001.

Karim wrote and composed over 1,500 songs which are organised in six books.

Among the most well-known songs are Gramer Noujowan Hindu Musalman, Maya Lagaise and Boshonto Batashe.

News Source: bdnews24.com