Abdul Latif
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Abdul Latif is a singer, musician, and lyricist of Bangladesh
. He is the writer of songs like Ora Amar Mukher Kotha, Ami dam diye kinechi Bangla. He was the first arranger of an influential song of the Bengali language movement, "Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano
".
for higher education. He started singing for the Congress Literature Group from the age of 16. He went to Dhaka
in July 1948 and joined Radio Pakistan the next month as a regular artist. He was regular in different stage shows and sang numerous songs to inspire the language activists. In 1952, he arranged Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano, written by Abdul Gaffar Choudhury
. He wrote, arranged, and sung a large number of songs during his career. He also worked as a government employee at the Information Ministry.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
. He is the writer of songs like Ora Amar Mukher Kotha, Ami dam diye kinechi Bangla. He was the first arranger of an influential song of the Bengali language movement, "Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano
Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano
Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano Ekushey February is a Bengali song which was written by Abdul Gaffar Choudhury to mark the Bengali Language Movement in the 1950s in East Pakistan. The song title is translated as My Brothers Blood Spattered or My Brothers Blood Spattered 21 February...
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Biography
After matriculating from Ruphshahya High School, he went to KolkataKolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
for higher education. He started singing for the Congress Literature Group from the age of 16. He went to Dhaka
Dhaka
Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...
in July 1948 and joined Radio Pakistan the next month as a regular artist. He was regular in different stage shows and sang numerous songs to inspire the language activists. In 1952, he arranged Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano, written by Abdul Gaffar Choudhury
Abdul Gaffar Choudhury
Abdul Gaffar Choudhury , is a Bangladeshi author and rpo-Awami league columnist, perhaps best known for his lyric Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano -- which has become the main song commemorating the Language Movement, the touchy music having been composed by Shaheed Altaf Mahmud.-Life:He left Bangladesh...
. He wrote, arranged, and sung a large number of songs during his career. He also worked as a government employee at the Information Ministry.