Entertainment Desk :
Noted elocutionist and General Secretary of Sammilito Sangskritike Jote, Hasan Arif, passed away on Friday
at 1:50pm while under treatment in Bangladesh Specialized Hospital. The news was confirmed by Ghulam Kuddus, President of Sommilito Sanskritik Jote.
The artiste had been on life support after suffering from a heart attack last December. He was also diagnosed with Covid-19 earlier that year. In his career of more than three decades, Hasan Arif was associated with Shawrita Recitation Group, since 1985. He was the Founder and Organising Secretary of Bangladesh Abritti Shomonnay Parishad and served as General Secretary of the organisation for three consecutive terms. He was also the President of the recitation organisation, Shrutighar. According to Ghulam Kuddus, Hasan Arif’s body was kept at Bangabandhu Specialized Hospital yesterday night. “He will be taken to his residence at Dhanmondi in the morning today. We will take him to the Shaheed Minar, from 11:00am till 1:00pm for everyone to pay their last respects,” said Ghulam Ghulam. His Namaz-e-Janaza will take place after Zuhr prayers, he added. Hasan Arif, prior to his passing had donated his body to science. It will be handed over to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical after all rituals are completed for medical anatomy.
