Singer Tapan Chowdhury suffers heart attack, but now home from hospital

Tapan Chowdhury, Bangladesh's one of the most popular singers for songs such as "Tumi Amar Prothom Shokal," "Pathorer Prithibi," "E Kemon Porichoy" and more, has recently suffered a heart attack.

The artist, now a permanent resident in Canada, is out of danger and has returned to his home from hospital, according to singer Dinat Jahan Munni.

Sharing the news with a photograph along with Tapan Chowdhury and his family, Munni wrote on her social media from New York, United States on Sunday: "Revered artist Tapan Chowdhury suffered a heart attack four days ago and underwent a successful surgery yesterday. He returned to his home from the hospital today. To everyone, I request that please pray from the heart that he recovers."

She also clarified that the photo was taken on the 25th of November, as he arrived in New York on the 24th for an event and shortly before leaving Munni's house with his wife the next day.

Tapan Chowdhury began his career with Souls in late 1973 and stayed 20 years with the band. Being Souls' lead vocalist for the band's first five albums, he was one of its main performers.

Later, he started to perform as a solo artist and performed in more than 300 movies as a playback vocalist.

Notable among his other popular songs are: "Tumi Amar Prothom Shokal', "Akasher Sob Tara," "Mon Shudhu Mon Chhuyechhe" and others.