Khalid Hossain | |
Native Name: | খালিদ হোসেন |
Native Name Lang: | bn |
Birth Date: | 1935 12, df=y |
Birth Place: | Krishnanagar, Nadia, Bengal Presidency, British India |
Death Place: | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
Occupation: | Singer |
Awards: | Ekushey Padak (2000) |
Khalid Hossain (4 December 1935 – 22 May 2019) was a Bangladeshi Nazrul Geeti singer.[1] In recognition of his contribution in music, the government of Bangladesh awarded him the country's second highest civilian award Ekushey Padak in 2000.[2]
Khalid Hossain was born on 4 December 1935 at Krishnanagar, Nadia in the then British India now West Bengal.[3] After the partition of India in 1947, he migrated to the Court Para village of Kushtia District with his family. In 1964, he permanently moved to Dhaka.[3]
Khalid Hossain served as the president of Bangladesh Nazrul Sangeet Sangstha.[4]