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4th death anniversary

A tribute to Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul

Staff Correspondent
22 Jan 2023 00:00:00 | Update: 22 Jan 2023 00:40:37
A tribute to Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul

Ekushey Padak-winning music-director Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul’s fourth death anniversary will be observed today. The revered music icon passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest on this day in 2019.

Born on 1 January 1957, Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul was a country music personality as well as lyricist, composer and music director. He was active in the country’s music industry including the Bangladesh film industry from the end of 1970 till his death. Bulbul joined the Bangladesh Liberation war in 1971 when he was 15 years old.

He is known for composing many of the country’s most patriotic songs along with crafting songs and background scores for hundreds of movies.

The artiste became widely recognised for the timeless tunes he gave to songs like ‘Shob Kota Janala Khule Dao Na’, ‘O Majhi Nao Chaira De’ and ‘Sundor Suborno Tarunno Labonyo’. He also created background scores for hundreds of movies.

Ahmed Imtiaz debuted as a music director by creating music for the 1978 film ‘Megh Bizli Badal’. He dedicated his lifetime to the practice of music.

Ahmed Imtiaz’s creations ‘Amar Saradeho Kheyogo Mati’, ‘Amar Babar Mukhe’, ‘Amar Buker Moddhekhane’ and ‘Ami Tomar Duti Chokher Duti Tara Hoye’ for the film ‘Noyoner Alo’ became timeless hits.

The artiste received twice the National Award for Best Music Director for his work in the film ‘Premer Tajmohol’ in 2001 and ‘Hazar Bochor Dhore’ in 2005.

In 2010, he was awarded the prestigious Ekushey Padak by the Bangladesh government for his outstanding contribution to the country’s music culture.

Apart from his work for cinema, Bulbul composed lyrics and music for albums released by contemporary stars like Sabina Yasmin, Runa Laila, Syed Abdul Hadi, Andrew Kishore, Samina Chowdhury, Khalid Hassan Milu, Agun, Kanak Chapa and many others.

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