A rare picture of RunaLaila, with her sister Dina Laila. Circa 1966. The young Runa had been deeply influenced by her elder sister Dina Laila's singing lessons when she was about four or five years old (1/4) Image
While still a child, Runa had already earned a reputation for herself in a live program conducted by the Dhaka Old Boys Association. As her elder sister became ill at the last minute, Runa bravely took over and left the audience in awe (2/4)
Dina passed away due to cancer on 27 December 1976 at the age of 28. After her tragic death, Runa held six concerts in Bangladesh and donated the entire fund to build a cancer ward in Dhaka Children's Hospital (3/4)
The cancer ward has been named after her elder sister. The phenomenal songbird was born #OTD Happy Birthday Runa Laila (4/4)

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