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. Composer Abu Taher is immortal in his creations
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Early life and career

Abu Taher was born in a musical family. Veteran composer

Alauddin Ali Alauddin Ali (24 December 1952 – 9 August 2020) was a Bangladeshi music composer. He won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Director five times for the films ''Golapi Ekhon Traine'' (1978), '' Sundori'' (1979), ''Koshai'' (1980), ...

and his brother composer Mansur Ali are the paternal uncles of him. His younger brother is music director

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 ...

. He has worked extensively with

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, ...

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 p ...

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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 ...

and

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 Be ...

. Dolly Sayontoni has sung the maximum number of songs in her career in his films, alongside

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 Mo ...

and

. Dolly Sayontoni in playback in Emon's composition after 6 years
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discography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Taher, Abu 1954 births 1999 deaths Musicians from Dhaka Bangladeshi composers