Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- Sara Mahmud, the widow of martyred music composer and Language Movement icon and martyred freedom fighter Altaf Mahmud, passed away Sunday evening at the age of 75.

This was confirmed by her only daughter Shawan Mahmud, and other family sources, Sara Mahmud breathed her last at 6:25 pm.

According to her son-in-law and Obscure band frontman Sayed Hasan Tipu, Sara Mahmud had undergone surgery a few days prior after fracturing her hip joint. She was recovering well after the stitches were removed; however, she had been experiencing breathing difficulties for the past four days and was also suffering from kidney disease.

According to family sources, her namaz-e-janaza will be held after Zohr prayers on Monday at Noor Naga...