Mita Haque

Mita Haque (born 1962)[1] is a Bangladeshi Rabindra Sangeet singer.[2] She is listed as the highest grade artist of the Bangladesh Betar. She has 14 solo musical albums released from India and 10 musical albums released in Bangladesh.[1] She was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 2020 for her contributions to music.[3]

Mita Haque
মিতা হক
Born1962 (age 58–59)
NationalityBangladeshi
OccupationSinger, lecturer
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1985; died 2013)​
ChildrenFarhin Khan Joyita

Career

Haque's mentors were Sanjida Khatun and her paternal uncle Waheedul Haq.[4] At the age of eleven, she participated at the International Children's Festival in Berlin. Later in 1976 she started taking formal music lessons from tabla player Mohammad Hossain Khan.[2]

Haque runs a music school Surtirtha.[2] She also served as the head of the Rabindra Sangeet Department at Chhayanaut Sangeet Bidyayatan in Dhaka.[5]

As of 2021, Haque is serving as a lecturer at Chhayanaut Sangeet Vidyayatan in Dhaka.[6]

Personal life

Haque was married to actor-director Khaled Khan (d. 2013).[7] Singer Farhin Khan Joyita is her only daughter.

References
  1. "Mita Haq performs today at IGCC". The Daily Star. September 12, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  2. "Mita Haque: Tagore's tunes always in mind". The Daily Star. July 10, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  3. "PM hands over Ekushey Padak to 20 eminent personalities, an organisation". The Daily Star. 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  4. Novera Deepita (August 13, 2003). "Mita and her melodies". The Daily Star. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  5. Takir Hossain (May 8, 2011). "150th Birth Anniversary of Tagore". The Daily Star. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  6. Amina Hossain (2021-01-28). "A Classic Tale". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  7. Novera Deepita (March 19, 2004). "Khaled and Mita: a couple that complement each other". The Daily Star. Retrieved December 7, 2015.


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