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Samina Chowdhury
Samina Chowdhury (born 28 August 1966) is a Bangladeshi singer. She mostly sings modern and classical songs. Her notable songs include ''Jonmo Theke Jolchi Mago'', ''Amar Buker Moddhyekhane'', ''Amar Dui Chokhe Dui Nodi'', ''Ekbar Jodi Keu'', ''Kobita Porar Prohor'' and ''Phool Phote Phool Jhore''. Early life Chowdhury was born to Mahmudun Nabi & Rashida Chowdhury. She has 2 sisters named Fahmida Nabi & Tanzida Nabi and has 1 brother named Ark (Bangladeshi band), Ridwan Nabi Pancham. As a child, she went to Agrani School and College in Dhaka. Chowdhury's sister, Fahmida Nabi, and brother Pancham are also musicians. Under guidance from her father, she developed as a playback contemporary singer. She took part in ''Notun Kuri'' song category and stood first in this competition in 1977. Career Chowdhury started her career as a playback singer in 1981. Her debut song was ''Jonmo Theke Jolchi Mago'' from the film ''Jonmo Theke Jolchi''. She continued working as a singer in the audio i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinajpur
Dinajpur ( ) is a city and the district headquarters of Dinajpur district situated in Rangpur Division, Bangladesh. It was founded in 1786. It is located 413 km north-west of Dhaka. It is bounded on the north by Suihari, Katapara, Bangi Bechapara, Pulhat, and Koshba on the south; on the east by Sheikhupura; and by the river Punarbhaba on the west. Geography and climate Dinajpur is located in the north-western part of the country. It covers an area of 20.7 square kilometers (8.0 sq mi). It is situated at 25°37′N 88°39′E on the eastern bank of the river Punarbhaba. Dinajpur has a humid subtropical climate (Cwa) that borders a tropical climate and has humid, hot summers, characterized monsoon season and mild, dry winters. Demographics According to the 2022 Bangladesh census, Dinajpur city had a population of 212,275 and a literacy rate of 88.79%. According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Dinajpur city had 40,929 households and a population of 186,727. 31 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Channel I
Channel i () is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable television channel owned by Impress Group. It was launched on 1 October 1999, as Bangladesh's first digital television channel. It is one of the oldest satellite television channels in Bangladesh. Channel i is broadcast via satellite television using PanAmSat and Bangabandhu-1, covering most of Asia and parts of Australia. It is sister to the radio station, Radio Bhumi. History Prior to the establishment of the channel, Faridur Reza Sagar established Impress Telefilm, which initially produced small-mini series and one-off shows for state-owned Bangladesh Television. Channel i began broadcasting on 1 October 1999 from a small building in the Siddheshwari neighborhood of Dhaka, with the "Hridoye Bangladesh" (হৃদয়ে বাংলাদেশ; ) slogan, which is still used as of today. It initially broadcast pre-recorded television programs for 12 hours, but was converted to a 24-hour channel withi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kabir Bakul
Kabir Bakul (born 21 November 1966) is a Bangladeshi lyricist and journalist. He won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Lyrics 6 times for the films ''Megher Kole Rod'' (2008), ''Swami Strir Wada'' (2009), ''Nisshash Amar Tumi'' (2010), '' Purno Doirgho Prem Kahini'' (2013), ''Nayok'' (2018) and '' Bishwoshundori'' (2020). As of 2013, he has written about 5000 songs. Early life and career Bakul was born and grew up in Chandpur. He learnt singing from Shital Kumar Ghoshal. In 1987, he first came to Dhaka and gave thirteen lyrics to singer Tapan Chowdhury. Bakul's first song, ''Kaal Shara Raat'', was featured in Ayub Bachchu’s album, ''Moyna''. The second was sung by Naseem Ali Khan from Souls. At that time, he was a masters student at the University of Dhaka. He then started working with Monowar Hossen Tutul. Bakul became a reporter for the Daily Bhorer Kagoj. He has been serving as the head of Prothom Alo ''Prothom Alo'' () is a Bengali language, Bengali-la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shawkat Ali Emon
Shouquat Ali Imon (also known as Saimon; born 1971) is a Bangladeshi music composer. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Director for the film Purno Doirgho Prem Kahini (2013) and Best Music Composer for ' (2022). He also won Babisas Awards for Best Music Director in film '' Black Money'' (2015). He 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. Background Imon was born in Dhaka in the then East Pakistan East Pakistan was the eastern province of Pakistan between 1955 and 1971, restructured and renamed from the province of East Bengal and covering the territory of the modern country of Bangladesh. Its land borders were with India and Burma, wit .... His father, Abdus Salam, was a writer from Manikganj District. Career In his early years, Imon served as an assistant of music composer Satya Saha. Imon debuted his film career thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khan Ataur Rahman
Khan Ataur Rahman (known as Khan Ata; 11 December 1928 – 1 December 1997) was a Bangladeshi film actor, director, producer, screenplay writer, music composer, and singer, best known for his role in the film '' Jibon Theke Neya'' (1970). He received the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Screenplay for the films ''Sujon Sokhi'' (1975) and '' Danpite Chhele'' (1980). He was awarded Ekushey Padak posthumously in 2003 by the Government of Bangladesh. Early life and education The son of Ziarat Hossain Khan and Zohra Khatun, who lived in Singair Upazila, Manikganj District, Ataur Rahman was born on 11 December 1928. When he was a student in class three, he won the first prize of the Dhaka Zilla Music Competition. He rendered the song ''Mon paban-er dinga baiyya''. Ataur Rahman attended Dhaka Collegiate School, Dhaka College, and Dhaka University, completing a Bachelor of Science degree. Ataur Rahman was extremely obsessed with films. After enrolling in Dhaka Medica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Akbar Rupu
Ali Akbar Rupu (died 22 February 2018) was a Bangladeshi music composer and music director. He composed songs for Bangladeshi television magazines programme Ityadi and films including ''Rastar Chhele'' and ''Dui Biyai-er Kirti''. Career Rupu started his career by working on 'An Accident' album in 1980. In 1982, he played guitar and keyboard in the band 'Uccharon'. He composed songs for most of the notable singers in Bangladesh. Notable songs he composed include Kumar Bishwajit's "Ekdin Kannar rol uthbe amar barite", "Jare ghor dila songsar dila", "Jassu jemon mukhush pore probesh kore ghore", "dardiya", "e onchoyata", "Ek pashla bristi', Andrew Kishore's "Padma patar pani noy", Sabina Yasmin, Kanak Chapa and Samina Chowdhury's "Sob chaoya kache paoya" and Niaz Mohammad Chowdhury's "Kobitar moto meyeti, golper moto cheleti" etc. Rupu also composed station ID music for Banglavision. Personal life Rupu was married to Nargis Akbar. They had a son, Ali Afzal Sidney and a daughte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul
Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul (1 January 1956 – 22 January 2019) was a Bangladeshi lyricist, composer and music director, active since the late 1970s. He was a freedom fighter who joined the Bangladesh Liberation War at the age of 15. He won Ekushey Padak and Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Director twice for the films '' Premer Taj Mahal'' (2001) and '' Hajar Bachhor Dhore'' (2005). Early life Bulbul was born on 1 January 1956 in Dhaka. He studied at West End High School in Azimpur, Dhaka. Career Bulbul's compositions include a number of works for films, beginning with 1978's ''Megh Bijli Badol''. He has also released independent albums and created works for a number of Bangladeshi performers, including Samina Chowdhury, Kanak Chapa, Khalid Hassan Milu and Andrew Kishore. He was a judge on the talent show '' Closeup 1 Tomakei Khujchhe Bangladesh'' for three seasons. Discography Selected composed film songs Bangladesh Liberation war Bulbul joined the Banglad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agun
Khan Asifur Rahman Agoon, known as Agun (born 1971) is a Bangladeshi musician. The son of actor Khan Ataur Rahman Khan Ataur Rahman (known as Khan Ata; 11 December 1928 – 1 December 1997) was a Bangladeshi film actor, director, producer, screenplay writer, music composer, and singer, best known for his role in the film '' Jibon Theke Neya'' (1970). He ... (d. 1997) and singer Nilufar Yasmin (d. 2003), he is notable for songs like "''Baba Bole Chhele Nam Korbe''", "''Amar Shopno Gulo''" and "''O Amar Bondhu Go''". Career In 1988, Khan Asifur Rahman Agoon started his career in music as the vocalist of a band named ''Sudden'' and released an album titled "''Auchena''", two years later in 1990. He retired from the band and went solo in 1992. Since then, he performed as playback singer in films including '' Keyamot Theke Keyamot'' (1993) and '' Dui Duari'' (2000). Agoon also played roles in films like '' Akhono Onek Raat'', '' '71 Er Ma Jononi'' and television dramas includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bappa Mazumder
Shubhashish Mazumder Bappa (born 5 February 1972), better known as Bappa Mazumder, is a Bangladeshi singer, lyricist and music composer. He is the lead singer of the rock band Dalchhut, which he formed in 1995 with Sanjeeb Choudhury. Mazumder won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Composer for the song ''"Na Jani Kon Oporadhey"'' in the film '' Swatta'' (2017). His notable songs include ''Pori'', ''Din Bari Jay'', ''Surjo Snan'', ''Bioscope'', ''Raater Tren'', ''Baji'', ''Labh Khoti'', ''Amar Chokhe Jol'', ''Chhilo Gaan Chhilo Pran'' and ''Kothao Keu Nei''. Early life and family Shubhashish Mojumder Bappa, widely known as Bappa Mazumder, was born on 5th February into one of Bangladesh’s most revered and artistically rich families. From the very beginning, music was not just an influence—it was his inheritance. His father, the legendary Pandit Barin Mojumder, was a towering figure in Indian classical music and a visionary music educator, he is the founder p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monir Khan
Monir Khan is a Bangladeshi singer. In his career he has released 42 solo albums and more than 300 duet and mixed albums. He has won Bangladesh National Film Awards for three times as the Best Male Playback Singer for his performance in the films '' Premer Taj Mahal'' (2001), ''Laal Doriya'' (2002) and ''Dui Noyoner Alo'' (2005). Early life Monir Khan was born on 1 August 1972 in a renowned Muslim family of Madanpur village of Maheshpur upazila of Jhenaidah district. His father Mohammad Mahbub Ali Khan is a retired school teacher and mother Most. Monwara Khatun is a housewife. Among one sister and four brothers Monir Khan is II and first among the brothers. Monir Khan's education was started in his village primary school. Later he studied in Hakimpur High School and later in Narayanpur Baharam Uddin High School, Chaugachha, Jessore. He passed the matriculation examination A matriculation examination or matriculation exam is a university entrance examination, which is typical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subir Nandi
Subir Nandi (30 November 1953 – 7 May 2019) was a Bangladeshi musician. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer five times for his performance in the films '' Mahanayak'' (1984), '' Shuvoda'' (1986), '' Srabon Megher Din'' (1999), '' Megher Pore Megh'' (2004) and ''Mohua Sundori'' (2015). He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2019 by the government of Bangladesh. Early life Nandi was born in a Bengali Kayastha family of Nandi Para, Baniachong, Habiganj District in present-day Bangladesh. He spent his childhood in Teliapara Tea Estate, Habiganj. His father was a doctor (Medical Corps of The British Army) and medical officer at Teliapara Tea Estate. Nandi has eight siblings. All nine of them learnt music from Ustad Babar Ali Khan. He grew up listening to Pankaj Mullick, Kundan Lal Saigal, Sandhya Mukhopadhyay, and Manna Dey. Career Nandi's musical career started in the 1970s. His work in the film '' Mahanayak'' (1984) got him the breakthrough and also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Habib Wahid
Habib Wahid is a Bangladeshi music composer and singer. He is the son of composer Ferdous Wahid. Habib gained prominence in the early 2000s with his unique fusion of traditional Bangladeshi folk music and contemporary pop elements, earning him widespread acclaim in the country. He is considered as one of the core pioneers of modern pop in Bangladesh. He became popular with his debuted album ''Krishno'' in 2003, which was an instant hit at that time. Throughout his career, Habib Wahid has released numerous hit singles and albums including, '' Shono (''2008) and ''Moina Go'' (2005), establishing himself as one of the leading figures in the Bangladeshi music industry. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Director for the film '' Projapoti'' (2011) Early life and education Habib Wahid was born and brought up in Dhaka, Bangladesh to Ferdous Wahid, a Bangladeshi pop singer, and Roksana Wahid. His ancestral home is in south paiksha in Srinagar of Munshiganj (Bikr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
