Renowned folk artist and Ekushey Padak recipient Sushama Das has passed away at the age of 95. She breathed her last at her Sylhet residence on Wednesday afternoon after suffering from age-related illnesses. Her death has cast a shadow over Sylhet’s cultural community. Later that evening, her body was brought to the Sylhet Central Shaheed Minar for public tribute. Sushama Das had performed alongside legendary Baul artists such as Shah Abdul Karim, Durbin Shah, Ali Hossain Sarkar, and Kamal Pasha. Honored with the Ekushey Padak in 2017 for her contributions to folk music, she had also received numerous other accolades.