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Abu Taher (composer)
Abu Taher (1 November 1954 – 14 July 1999) was a Bangladeshi music composer. He was notable for the songs like ''"Jalaiya Premer Batti"'', ''"Tore Putuler Moto Kore Sajiye"'' and ''"Beder Meye Jyotsna Ammay Kotha Diyeche"''. He has composed music for 20 films in his career. His repertoire includes films '' Beder Meye Jyotsna'' (1989), ''Khotipuron'' (1989), ''Beder Meye Jyotsna'' (1991), ''Gariyal Bhai'' (1992), ''Kkhoma'' (1992), ''Tumi Amar'' (1994), ''Rakhal Raja'' (1995), ''Buk Bhora Bhalobasha'' (1999) etc. Early life and career Abu Taher was born in a musical family. Veteran composer Alauddin Ali and his brother composer Mansur Ali are the paternal uncles of him. His younger brother is music director Ali Akram Shuvo. He has worked extensively with Sabina Yasmin, Runa Laila, Andrew Kishore, Kanak Chapa, Kumar Bishwajit and Dolly Sayontoni. Dolly Sayontoni has sung the maximum number of songs in her career in his films, alongside Shawkat Ali Emon and Ali Akram Shuvo A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comilla
Comilla (; bn, কুমিল্লা, Kumillā, ), officially spelled Cumilla, is the fifth largest city of Bangladesh and second largest in Chittagong division. It is the administrative centre of the Comilla District. The name Comilla was derived from ''Komolangko'' (কমলাঙ্ক), meaning the pond of lotus. History Ancient era The Comilla region was once under ancient Samatata and was joined with Tripura State. This district came under the reign of the kings of the Harikela in the ninth century AD. Lalmai Mainamati was ruled by the Deva dynasty (eighth century AD), and (during the 10th and mid-11th century AD). In 1732, it became the centre of the Bengal-backed domain of Jagat Manikya. The Peasants' Movement against the king of Tripura in 1764, which originally formed under the leadership of Shamsher Gazi is a notable historical event in Comilla. It came under the rule of East India Company in 1765. This district was established as the Tripura district in 179 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Kishore
Andrew Kishore Kumar Baroi (widely known as Andrew Kishore, 4 November 1955 – 6 July 2020) was a Bangladeshi playback singer. He is considered as the "Playback King" of Bangladesh music industry who sang more than 15 thousands songs. He sang for more than 100 Bangladeshi films. Remembered for his iconic tracks, including "Jiboner Golpo, Achhe Baki Olpo", "Amar Buker Moddhe Khane", " Daak Diyachhen Doyal Amare", "Hayre Manush Rongin Fanush", "Amar Shara Deho Kheyo Go Mati", "Amar Babar Mukhe Prothom Jedin Shunechilam Gaan", "Bhengeche Pinjor Meleche Dana", "Bhalobese Gelam Shudhu", and "Shobai To Bhalobasha Chae". Kishore's great adventure in Dhallywood began with the film ''Mail Train'' (1977). "Ochinpurer Rajkumari Nei Je Tar Keu", composed by Saley Alam Khan, was his debut playback song. After receiving critical recognition for the song "Ek Chor Jay Chole", penned by Alam Khan in 'Protigga' (1979), Kishore never had to look back on his great musical career. For his tremendo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Deaths
File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootings in the United States; the Year 2000 problem ("Y2K"), perceived as a major concern in the lead-up to the year 2000; the Millennium Dome opens in London; online music downloading platform Napster is launched, soon a source of online piracy; NASA loses both the Mars Climate Orbiter and the Mars Polar Lander; a destroyed T-55 tank near Prizren during the Kosovo War., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Death and state funeral of King Hussein rect 200 0 400 200 1999 İzmit earthquake rect 400 0 600 200 Columbine High School massacre rect 0 200 300 400 Kosovo War rect 300 200 600 400 Year 2000 problem rect 0 400 200 600 Mars Climate Orbiter rect 200 400 400 600 Napster rect 400 400 600 600 Millennium Dome 1999 was designated as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shawkat Ali Emon
Shawkat Ali Emon (born 1968–69) is a Bangladeshi music composer. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Director for the film Purno Doirgho Prem Kahini (2013). he also won Babisas Awards for Best Music Director in film ''Black Money'' (2015). He also served as one of the judges of the television show ''Black Horse RTV Golden Key – Ebar Tomra Gao''. In the 1990s, he was a member of the musical bands ''Chime'' and ''Pentagon''. He has composed music for 116 films. Background Emon was born in Dhaka in the then East Pakistan. His father, Abdus Salam, was a writer from Manikganj District. Career In his early years, Emon served as an assistant of music composer Satya Saha. Emon debuted his film career through the film ''Rooti'' (1996). He performed as a playback singer for a few films under the pseudonym Saimon. He composed music of Akhi Alamgir's debut album, ''Tomar Chokh'' (2011) and Tareen Jahan's debut album ''Akash Debo Kakey'' (2011). Works 1990s 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolly Sayontoni
Dolly Sayontoni is a Bangladeshi playback singer and businesswoman. She releases solo, duet, and mixed albums and also songs for Bangladeshi cinema. She released 15 solo albums, over 100 duet songs and mixed albums and also sings in over 700 Bengali films. She has sung in many hit film songs including “Tomare tomare”, “O Pakhi Re”, “Tui Jodi Hoiti vala”, “Ek Jhak Pakhi”, "Boli Boli Kore". Early life Dolly Shaontoni started working as a child artist in Bangladesh Radio Bangladesh Betar ( bn, বাংলাদেশ বেতার; ), or BB is the state-owned radio broadcaster of Bangladesh, initially established as the Dhaka station of All India Radio in 1939. It was later made part of Radio Pakistan. After t .... Her radio show was called Kolokakoli. She started working as a child singer listed only for Bangladesh Radio in 1984. Her first album was released in 1989. Milton Khandokar released her first album. Personal life Doly's mother Manoora Begum w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumar Bishwajit
Kumar Bishwajit (born 1 June 1963) is a Bangladeshi singer and composer. He received Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer two times for the films ''Swami Streer Wada'' (2009) and ''Ma Amar Chokher Moni'' (2011). He also got the Best Music Composer award for ''Swami Streer Wada''. Early life Also known by his nickname "Tultul", Bishwajit was born on 1 June 1963, to Sadhan Ranjan Dey and Sova Rani Dey in Sitakunda, Chittagong, Bangladesh. He started his music career by performing on a radio show in 1977. He passed childhood in Chittagong district and took primary education from Chittagong. He used to come and go to Dhaka for his career. He was first associated with the band ''Rhythm-77'' for 2 years. Then he founded his own band "Feelings" in 1979. After leaving feelings, he joined Souls and performed only in the first album. Biswajit's ''"Tore Putuler Moto Kore Shajiye"'' is originally a song of the first album of Souls, Super Souls. Then he left the ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanak Chapa
Kanak Chapa (; born 11 September 1969) is a Bangladeshi singer. She received the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer three times, for her performance in the films ''Love Story'' (1995), '' Premer Taj Mahal'' (2001) and ''Ek Takar Bou'' (2008). She published her autobiography ''Sthobir Jajabor'' in 2011 and a poetry book ''Mukhomukhi Joddha'' in 2012. Early life and career Kanak Chapa was born as Rumana Morshed on 11 September 1969 in Dhaka in the then East Pakistan to Azizul Huque Morshed and Momena Jahan. She is the third among five siblings. She got her first music lessons from her father. During her career, she sang almost 3 thousand songs and released over 30 solo albums. In 1978 she performed in television for the first time. As a child singer she became champion in Notun Kuri in the year 1978. She received championship award for "Jatiyo Shishu Protijogita" for three years in a row. She was under the guidance of artist Ustad Basir Ahmed for 12 ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Runa Laila
Runa Laila ( bn, রুনা লায়লা, ur, ; born 17 November 1952) is a Bangladeshi playback singer and composer. She started her career in Pakistan film industry in the late 1960s. Her style of singing is inspired by Pakistani playback singer Ahmed Rushdi and she also made a pair with him after replacing another singer Mala. Her playback singing in films – ''The Rain'' (1976), '' Jadur Banshi'' (1977), ''Accident'' (1989), ''Ontore Ontore'' (1994), ''Devdas'' (2013) and ''Priya Tumi Shukhi Hou'' (2014) - earned her seven Bangladesh National Film Awards for Best Female Playback Singer. She won the Best Music Composer award for the film ''Ekti Cinemar Golpo'' (2018). Early life Laila was born in Sylhet to Syed Mohammed Imdad Ali, a civil servant posted in Karachi, and Amina Laila. She started taking dance lessons of Kathak and Bharatanatyam genre. In those days, Ahmed Rushdi was the leading film singer who introduced rock n roll, disco and other modern genres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengal Presidency
The Bengal Presidency, officially the Presidency of Fort William and later Bengal Province, was a subdivision of the British Empire in India. At the height of its territorial jurisdiction, it covered large parts of what is now South Asia and Southeast Asia. Bengal proper covered the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal (present-day Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal). Calcutta, the city which grew around Fort William, was the capital of the Bengal Presidency. For many years, the Governor of Bengal was concurrently the Viceroy of India and Calcutta was the de facto capital of India until 1911. The Bengal Presidency emerged from trading posts established in Mughal Bengal during the reign of Emperor Jahangir in 1612. The East India Company (HEIC), a British monopoly with a Royal Charter, competed with other European companies to gain influence in Bengal. After the decisive overthrow of the Nawab of Bengal in 1757 and the Battle of Buxar in 1764, the HEIC expanded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabina Yasmin
Sabina Yasmin (born 4 September 1953) is a Bangladeshi singer. She is best known as a playback singer in Bengali cinema. She has won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer a record 14 times. She has recorded more than 1,500 songs for films and over 10,000 songs in total. Yasmin was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1984 and Independence Day Award in 1996 by the Government of Bangladesh. Early life Yasmin was born on 4 September 1953. Her father, Lutfar Rahman, worked in Provincial Civil Service of British Raj and her mother, Begum Mouluda Khatun, was a vocal artist who took lessons from the musician Ustaad Kader Baksh. Yasmin's sisters are singers Farida, Fauzia, Nazma and Nilufar. The first song that Yasmin learned with the household harmonium was ''Khokon Moni Shona''. In 1964, she sang regularly in ''Khela Ghar'', a radio programme. P.C. Gomez was her classical music mentor. Musician Altaf Mahmud discovered her singing voice while visiting her neighbour's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Akram Shuvo
Ali Akram Shuvo is a Bangladeshi music director who has composed music for films. He has composed 60 films. Career He won the Bachsas Award for Best Music Director in 2012 for film ''Khodar Pore Ma''. He composed the song "Monta Kere Nili" for 2018 film ''Panku Jamai''. Filmography *''Boba Khuni'' (2002) (lyrics by Jahanara Bhuiyan) *'' Bhaier Shotru Bhai'' (2004) *'' Amar Praner Priya'' (2009) *'' Jiboner Cheye Dami'' (2009) *'' Ora Amake Bhalo Hote Dilo Na'' (2010) *'' Bhalobaslei Ghor Bandha Jay Na'' (2010) *''Number One Shakib Khan'' (2010) *'' Nissash Amar Tumi'' (2010) *'' Adorer Jamai'' (2011) *''Boss Number One'' (2011) *''Bhalobasar Rong'' (2012) *'' Khodar Pore Ma'' (2012) *'' Don Number One'' (2012) *'' Full & Final'' (2013) *''Daring Lover'' (2014) *''Hitman'' (2014) *'' Antor Jala'' (2017) *''Ohongkar ''Ohongkar'' () ( bn, অহংকার) is a 2017 Bangladeshi drama film directed by Shahadat Hossain Liton. It is produced by Tushar Kothachitro. The film star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
