Mita Haque Explained

Mita Haque
Native Name:মিতা হক
Native Name Lang:bn
Birth Date:1962 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Dhaka, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Death Place:Dhaka, Bangladesh
Occupation:Singer, lecturer
Nationality:Bangladeshi

Mita Haque (6 September 1962[1] – 11 April 2021)[2] [3] was a Bangladeshi Rabindra Sangeet singer.[4] She had 14 solo musical albums released from India and 10 musical albums released in Bangladesh.[2] She was awarded Ekushey Padak by the government of Bangladesh in 2020 for her contributions to music.[5]

Career

Haque's mentors were Sanjida Khatun and her paternal uncle Waheedul Haq.[6] 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.[4]

Haque used to run a music school Surtirtha. She also served as the head of the Rabindra Sangeet Department at Chhayanaut Sangeet Bidyayatan in Dhaka.[7]

Haque also served as a lecturer at Chhayanaut Sangeet Vidyayatan in Dhaka.[8]

Personal life

Haque was married to actor-director Khaled Khan (d. 2013).[9]

Death

Haque died on 11 April 2021 after contracting COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.[10]

Notes and References

  1. News: Mita Haque no more . Prothom Alo.
  2. News: Mita Haq performs today at IGCC. September 12, 2013. December 7, 2015. The Daily Star. December 8, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208074143/http://archive.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/mita-haq-performs-today-at-igcc/. dead.
  3. News: Rabindra Sangeet singer Mita Haque no more. April 11, 2021. Jago News 24. en-US.
  4. News: Mita Haque: Tagore's tunes always in mind. July 10, 2009. December 7, 2015. The Daily Star.
  5. News: February 20, 2020. PM hands over Ekushey Padak to 20 eminent personalities, an organisation. January 31, 2021. The Daily Star. en.
  6. News: Mita and her melodies. Novera Deepita. December 7, 2015. August 13, 2003. The Daily Star. December 8, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208062629/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2003/08/13/d30813140192.htm. dead.
  7. News: 150th Birth Anniversary of Tagore. Takir Hossain. December 7, 2015. May 8, 2011. The Daily Star. December 8, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208055028/http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=184678. dead.
  8. News: Amina Hossain. January 28, 2021. A Classic Tale. January 31, 2021. The Daily Star. en.
  9. News: Khaled and Mita: a couple that complement each other. March 19, 2004. December 7, 2015. The Daily Star. Novera Deepita. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102235/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/03/19/d40319140197.htm. dead.
  10. News: Rabindra Sangeet singer Mita Haque no more. April 11, 2021. Risingbd.com. en.

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