<\/a>2014 saw great losses through deaths of 11 prominent cultural personalities, which have left irreparable holes in the cultural arena of the country.\u00a0Seasoned painter Qayyum Chowdhury; renowned film actor Khalilullah Khan (popularly known as Khalil); filmmakers Kazi Morshed and Belal Ahmed; poet Fazal Shahabuddin; artist and curator Subir Chowdhury; and legendary singers like Feroza Begum, Ramkanai Das, Bashir Ahmed, Mohammad Ali Siddiqui and Baul Abdul Karim Shah have passed on.
\nCelebrated painter Qayyum Chowdhury died at the age of 80 on November 30 after he felt sick while addressing a huge crowd at a music programme at the Army Stadium.
\nIn his kaleidoscopic artistic career spanning over six decades, he received the Independence DayAward, Ekushey Padak, Shilpakala Academy Award and several others at home and abroad.
\nNazrul Sangeet legend Feroza Begum died of old age complications on September 9. She was 84.
\nFeroza Begum is regarded as one of the veteran Nazrul singers of the country. She is also credited for sustaining popularity of Nazrul songs during times that proved difficult for the genre.
\nShe received Independence Day Award in 1979. West Bengal government in India honoured her with Nazrul Sammanana Award in 2012.
\nPandit Ramkanai Das died at the age 79 on September 6 following a brain surgery.
\nOriginally a folk singer, he switched to classical music later. He also composed music.
\nRamkanai joined Bangladesh Betar\u2019s Sylhet station in 1967. His albums include Bandhur Banshi Baje, Raganjali and Pagla Majhi. His book on classical music, Saral Sangeet Sikkha, was published in 2007.
\nDas received many prestigious awards including Ekushey Padak, Rabindra Padak and Bangla Academy Fellowship.
\nNoted actor Khalilullah Khan died of old age complications on December 6. He was 80.
\nIn recognition of his acting career spanning over five decades, Khalil was honoured with lifetime achievement award by the government. He acted in about 800 films and numerous teleplays.
\nHe earlier won National Film Award in best actor [negative role] category in 1976 for his performance in Gunda.
\nSinger Bashir Ahmed died on April 21 at the age of 74. One of the most popular singers of the country, Bashir dominated the music industry in 60s and 70s.
\nEvergreen songs like Jare Jabi Jodi Ja, Ogo Priyotoma, Onek Sadher Moyna Amar and many more numbers established him as one of the most popular singers of his time. He was conferred with Ekushey Padak.
\nNoted poet, journalist Fazal Shahabuddin died on February 10 after suffering from old age complications. He was 78.
\nHe wrote about 27 collections of poems including the likes of Anakankhito Asundar, Nisarger Sanglap and others.
\nVeteran singer Baul Abdul Karim Shah died at the age of 90 at his residence in Kushtia after suffering from different old-age complications on June 10.
\nThe iconic baul singer dedicated his life following in the footsteps of Baul legend Fakir Lalon Shah. He received Ekushey Padak in 2011.
\nFilmmaker Belal Ahmed died at the age of 64 after suffering from cardiac complications on August 18. Ahmed began his career in the eighties and directed many noted Bengali feature films like Nayaner Alo and Nagor Dola. His last film was Tabuo Bhalobashi.
\nVeteran singer Mohammad Ali Siddiqui died of old-age complications on November 3. He was 70.
\nSiddiqui sang around 3,500 songs and recorded songs for 206 popular Bangla films during the \u201960s and \u201970s. He performed both on Bangladesh Television and Bangladesh Betar for many years.
\nBashi Baje Oi Dure and Hoi Hoi Rongila Rongila Re are two of his popular numbers.<\/p>\n

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