Eminent tagore song singer Kalim Sharafi is no more. He was born on 8 May 1924 in Birbhum of west Bengal. Prime minister Sheikh Hasina expressed her condolence. Many ministers, relatives and well-wishers were present beside the deceased to pay their last homage to the departed soul.
His namaz-e-zanaza (prayer after death) was held in the central mosque of Dhaka University. He was then taken (funeral procession) for burial in the Sahid Budhijibi Graveyard.
He was the founder director of BTV.