Native name আব্দুল লতিফ Nationality Bangladeshi | Name Abdul Latif Role Singer | |
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Born 1927 Raipasha village, Barisal District, Bengal, British India Resting place Martyred Intellectuals' Graveyard, Mirpur, Dhaka Died February 27, 2005, Dhaka, Bangladesh People also search for Mullah Naqib, Abdul Rashid Dostum, Ismatullah Muslim, Mohammed Rafie | ||
Booli muhanji banbyani allah kalam hazrat shah abdul latif bhittai singer alan faqir dat
Abdul Latif (1927 – 27 February 2005) was a Bangladeshi singer, musician, and lyricist. He was the initial composer of the Bengali language movement song, "Amaar Bhaiyer Rakte Rangano Ekushey February". He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1997 and Independence Day Award in 2002 by the Government of Bangladesh.
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- Booli muhanji banbyani allah kalam hazrat shah abdul latif bhittai singer alan faqir dat
- Musicians at sufi saint shah abdul latif bhittai s shrine
- Early life
- Career
- Awards
- References
Musicians at sufi saint shah abdul latif bhittai s shrine
Early life
Latif was born at Raipasha village in Barisal Sadar. After matriculating from Ruphshahya High School, he went to Kolkata for higher education. He started singing for the Congress Literature Group from the age of 16.
Career
He moved to Dhaka in July 1948 and joined Radio Pakistan as a staff artiste. He started writing songs since then. He wrote over 1500 songs. Latif was a government officer in various capacities from 1974 to 1993.
In 1953, first Latif composed the song Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano, written by Abdul Gaffar Choudhury which is later re-composed to the current form by Altaf Mahmud. He wrote songs like Ora Amar Mukher Kotha, Ami dam diye kinechi Bangla and Shona Shona Shona Lokey Boley Shona.