Khandaker Nurul Alam Explained

Khandaker Nurul Alam
Native Name:খন্দকার নুরুল আলম
Native Name Lang:bn
Birth Place:Goalpara, Assam, British India
Birth Date:1937
Death Place:Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Awards:Ekushey Padak (2008)
Bangladesh National Film Awards (1984, 1986, 1991)

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]

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.

Discography

See main article: Khandaker Nurul Alam discography.

Notes and References

  1. News: http://www.thedailystar.net/bangla/শীর্ষ-খবর/২০১৬-শিল্প-সাহিত্য-অঙ্গন-যাঁদের-হারিয়েছে-76912 . bn:২০১৬: শিল্প সাহিত্য অঙ্গন যাঁদের হারিয়েছে . bn . The Daily Star . 29 December 2016 . 5 January 2017.
  2. News: http://www.manobkantha.com/2016/01/23/97367.php . bn:চলে গেলেন সুরকার খন্দকার নুরুল আলম . bn . 23 January 2016 . Daily Manabkantha . 5 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160128063119/http://www.manobkantha.com/2016/01/23/97367.php . 28 January 2016 . dead .
  3. News: http://www.moca.gov.bd/site/page/c706da0c-29ee-4f0f-95d9-fa6705e19001/. bn:একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ. 5 January 2017. Government of Bangladesh. bn.
  4. News: Nine named for Ekushey Award . Independent Bangladesh . 12 February 2008 . 2009-04-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924034221/http://www.independent-bangladesh.com/200802121761/country/nine-named-for-ekushey-award.html . 24 September 2015 . dead .