Sanjeeb Choudhury (December 25, 1962 - November 19, 2007) was a Bangladesh

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...

i singer, lyricist

Lyricist

A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...

 and journalist. He is one of the two main members of famous Bengali Band Dalchhut

Dalchhut

Dalchhut is a band from Bangladesh, known for their melodious songs.- Formation :Bappa Mazumder and Sanjeeb Chowdhury were first met each other at a local market in Dhaka in 1993. Bappa and Sanjeeb began to work together when Bappa asked Shanjib to work on his solo album...

 with Bappa Mazumder

Bappa Mazumder

Shubhashish Mazumder Bappa mostly known as Bappa Mazumder is a Bangladeshi singer, lyricist and music composer.-Life:...

. Sanjeeb was the composer in Dalchhut's four albums and wrote and tuned many songs with his popular voice and has one solo album named Swapnobaji. He is also a famous journalist and worked for the newspaper Ajker Kagoj

Ajker Kagoj

The Daily Ajker Kagoj was a Bengali language newspaper published in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Launched in 1991 under the editorship of Naimul Islam Khan, it established itself as a modern genre Bengali language newspaper....

, Bhorer Kagoj

Bhorer Kagoj

Bhorer Kagoj is a major Bengali language daily newspaper , published from Dhaka, Bangladesh.- Editors :Naimul Islam Khan was the founder Editor of the newspaper...

 and Jaijaidin

Jaijaidin

-Editor:In Bangladesh Jaijaidin was published and edited by Shafik Rehman, but he lost the editorship of Jaijaidin in 2008 for his stand against a military-backed government. Kazi Rukanuddin Ahmed is now the acting editor. Syeed Hossain Chowdhury is now the Chairman of the Board of Editors. Mahmud...

. On November 19, 2007, he died at the Intensive Care Unit of Apollo Hospital in 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...

  after a sudden sickness on 15 November 2007. He was an activist during the mass upsurge against the autocratic regime of Hossain Mohammad Ershad

Hossain Mohammad Ershad

Lieutenant General Hussain Muhammad Ershad is a Bangladeshi politician who was President of Bangladesh from 1983 to 1990. Previously, he was Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Army and then Chief Martial Law Administrator in 1982....

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Music

Sanjeeb Choudhury was born at Baniachang Upazila

Baniachang Upazila

Baniachong is an Upazila of Habiganj District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.-Geography:Baniachong is located at . It has 39816 units of house hold and total area 482.25 km².-Demographics:...

 in Habiganj

Habiganj District

Habiganj is a district in the north-eastern part of Bangladesh. It is under Sylhet Division.Habiganj is the historical place where the Mukti Bahini started their first guerrilla movement against aggressor Pakistani Army. It is also the place full of memory of Syed Nasir Uddin, an associate of...

 on 25 December 1962. He graduated from the journalism department of Dhaka University and orgainsed various cultural programs and taught his classmates how to sing during his time at the university. During the mass movement against Ershad his poems gained popularity as he was known to his Dhaka University colleagues as Sanjeebda or Brother Sanjeeb. He initially sang at a band group named Shongkhochil. During the mid 90's he and Bappa Mazumder formed their band Dalchhut which within a short time gained immense popularity. In 1996, Dalchhut released their first album Ahh. The duet song in the album Shada Moila Rongila Pale become an instant hit. Dalchhut's second album was Hridoypur, which happened to be their most popular album. In the album Bappa and Sanjeeb sang the song Gari Chole Na of Shah Abdul Karim

Shah Abdul Karim

Shah Abdul Karim , was one of the most famous legends of Bangladeshi folk music. He specialized in Bengali Baul music. Born and brought up in the village of Ujan Dhol, in Derai Upazila of Sunamganj, he lived there until his death. He was awarded the Ekushey Padok in the year 2001 for his...

 which was shown on famous magazine Ittadi

Ittadi

Ittyadi is a popular television programme in Bangladesh created and presented by Hanif Sanket that airs on Bangladesh Television. It is one of the longest running shows on Bangladeshi television...

. Sanjeeb's solo Ami Tomakei Bole Debo was another popular song of that album. In Dalchhut's third album Aakaashchuri, folk tuned song Bioscope was again shown on Ittadi and became famous. Sanjeeb's solo album Swapnobaji was released in 2005. In 2007, Dalchhut's final album Jochhnabihar was released after a long break. Sanjeeb wrote the title song Jochhnabihar and tuned and sang some others.

Journalism

After his graduation from the journalism department of Dhaka University, Sanjeeb Choudhury worked in a number of dailies. He started off at "Ajker Kagoj" and later joined "Bhorer Kagoj" and established himself as a feature writer. He was the departmental editor of Mela which was a popular supplement of the paper. Subsequently he became the editor of Istikutum and Pathok Forum which brought the readers of the newspaper to a place where they had the chance to express their views. He taught and trained many young journalists and run many workshops. He also worked in Jaijaidin for a while.

Trivia

His nickname was Kajal, kept by his family.
He suffered and survived an accident during the release of the first Dalchhut album "Ahh".
He loved having "panta-bhaat".
His last released songs after his death are "Kingbodonti", named after his daughter, and "Jochhnaduari", available in the album "Surjosnane chol" by Bappa Mazumder.