Sayeem Rana

Sayeem Rana is a Bangladeshi singer, composer, music director, poet and professor. His full name is Md. Ziaur Rahman. He won Bangladesh National Film Awards in best music director category for the film Nekabborer Mohaproyan in 2014. Prothom Alo Best Book Award 1416 and Dean's Award 2022 from Arts Faculty, University of Dhaka. He is an associate professor in the Department of Music of Dhaka University.

Early life

Rana was born on 1 March 1975 at the village of Jugia Dargah Para in Kushtia District of Bangladesh to Abdus Sobhan and Amina Khatun. He graduated in June 1996 and obtained his post-graduate degree in January 1997 in Islamic studies from Dhaka University. In January 2009, he earned his PhD degree on the title Mass Music of Bangladesh: Subject and Tune Variation from the same university in the department of theatre and music.

Career

Rana joined the Department of Film and Media of Stamford University Bangladesh as a part-time lecturer in 2010. In 2015, he joined the University of Dhaka as a lecturer in the Department of Music. In 2015, Rana launched a book titled A Historical Perception of Traditional Musical Instruments for Younger Generation.