Abdul Alim (folk singer)


Abdul Alim was a Bangladeshi folk singer. He won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer in 1975 for playback in Sujan Sakhi. He was posthumously awarded the Ekushey Padak in 1977 and Independence Day Award in 1997 by the government of Bangladesh.

Career

Abdul Alim migrated from Murshidabad to Dhaka after the partition of India in 1947, and joined the Dhaka Radio Station as a staff artiste. By the age of 14, he had recorded two songs. In Dhaka, he took lessons from Mumtaz Ali Khan and Mohammed Hossain Khosru. He got his breakthrough while performing songs at the Alia Madrasah in Calcutta. He was awarded five gold medals for his performances and contributions to music at the All Pakistan music conference in Lahore.
Abdul Alim recorded over 300 Gramophone records. He sang playbacks in over 100 films. He recorded songs for Mukh O Mukhosh, the first film to be produced in the erstwhile East Pakistan.

Works

;Notable songs
  • "Nobi Mor Poroshmoni"
  • "Premer Mora Jole Dube Na"Chirodin Pushlam Ak Achin PakhiEi Je Duniya Kishero LagiaShorbonasha Padma NodiHoludia Pakhi Shonar BoronNaiya Rey Nayer Badaam TuilaDuarey Aishachey PalkiAmare Shajay Dio Nowshar ShajeyPorer Jaiga Porer JomiMon-e Boro Asha Chhilo Jabo Modina-eShab Shakhire Par Korite Nebo Ana AnaUjaan Gang-er NaiyyaNach Re O Kathputli Nach
  • ''Doyal Tomar Pane Chaiya''

Awards

Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer Ekushey Padak Independence Day Award

Personal life and legacy

Abdul Alim has three sons and four daughters. Alim died on 5 September 1974, at PG Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
His wife Begum Jamila Khatun died on 13 October 2020 at Yamagata Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
A research-based book on Abdul Alim's life, titled Bangla Loko Sangeet-er Amar Kanthoshilpi Abdul Alim along with a DVD, titled Tomaro Lagiarey, were launched in 2015.