Khandaker Nurul Alam

Khandaker Nurul Alam (1937 – 22 January 2016) was a Bangladeshi music composer and singer.[1][2] He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Director for the films Chandranath (1984), Shuvoda (1986), and Padma Meghna Jamuna (1991). He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2008 by the Government of Bangladesh for his contribution to Bangladeshi music.[3][4]

Khandaker Nurul Alam
খন্দকার নুরুল আলম
Born1937
Goalpara, Assam, British India
Died22 January 2016(2016-01-22) (aged 78–79)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
AwardsEkushey Padak (2008)
Bangladesh National Film Awards (1984, 1986, 1991)

Career

From the 1960s, Alam was active in the music industry. He was the singer and composer of the song “Chokh Je Moner Kotha Bole” from the film “Je Agune Puri”. He was the composer for films based on the literary works of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay - Devdas, Chandranath, Shuvoda, Biraj Bou and others.

References
  1. "২০১৬: শিল্প সাহিত্য অঙ্গন যাঁদের হারিয়েছে" (in Bengali). The Daily Star. December 29, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  2. "চলে গেলেন সুরকার খন্দকার নুরুল আলম". Daily Manabkantha (in Bengali). 23 January 2016. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  3. "একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ" (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  4. "Nine named for Ekushey Award". Independent Bangladesh. 12 February 2008. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
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