Legendary folk singer Fakir Alamgir was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the United Hospital in the capital on Thursday night  after contracting Covid-19. The folk icon has been suffering from fever for the last three days and was taken to a local hospital after his condition worsened, said his wife Suraiya Alamgir. Read:Mushfiq’s parents test positive for Covid-19 She said Alamgir's lungs are 25 percent infected and sought dua from his fans, admirers and well-wishers. Fakir Alamgir stepped into the music arena in 1966 and played a vital role during the mass upsurge of 1969 as a member of the Kranti Shilpi Gosthi and Gana Shilpi Gosthi. During the 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh, he joined the Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra and performed frequently to inspire freedom fighters. After the independence of the country, Alamgir played a pivotal role in the development of Bengali pop music alongside Ferdous Wahid, Azam Khan, Pilu Momtaz and others by combining indigenous tunes with western music. Read: Khaled Mahmud tests positive for Covid-19 In his illustrious career, several of his songs including "O Sokhina", "Shantahar", "Nelson Mandela", "Naam Tar Chhilo John Henry", "Banglar Comrade Bondhu" became very popular and achieved monumental success. A Masters' graduate of the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, Dhaka University, Fakir Alamgir has also been a writer. He has published several books including 'Gono Sangeet er Oteet O Bortoman', 'Muktijuddher Smriti o Bijoyer Gaan', 'Amar Kotha', 'Jara Achhen Hridoypotey' and more. Read: Abul Hayat tests positive for Covid-19 Alamgir is the founder of the cultural organization 'Wrishiz Shilpi Gosthi' in 1976. He has also served as the president of Gono Sangeet Shamanya Parishad (GSSP). The government awarded the Ekushey Padak to Fakir Alamgir in 1999 for his significant contribution to music.

A 63-year-old woman suffering from breathing complications died in an ambulance Monday, after being refused admission or treatment at six hospitals in Sylhet.

Prof Muntasir Mamun, a veteran historian, was admitted to Mugda Medical College and Hospital in the city on Sunday evening with respiratory problems.

Birdem has shut its Intensive Care Unit (ICU) after the detection of four coronavirus cases.

When the number of coronavirus cases is surging in the country at an alarming rate every day, Faridpur Medical College and Hospital (FMCH) authorities have found its all 16 ventilators at its 16-bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU) inoperative, depicting a grim picture of poor preparedness to tackle the virus.

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Bangladesh’s cricket icon and MP from Narail-2 constituency, on Sunday sought an intensive care unit (ICU) for Narail Sadar Hospital from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina if any decision is taken to install ICUs at district-level hospitals to face the coronavirus crisis.

As the number of corona cases continues to spike in Bangladesh, health experts have warned that the country’s fight against the deadly virus may suffer a big blow due to acute shortage of ventilators and intensive care unit (ICU) staff in the case of a serious outbreak.