Legendary singer Bashir Ahmed laid to eternal rest

Legendary singer Bashir Ahmed has been laid to rest.

He was buried at the Mohammadpur Central graveyard at Tajmahal Road in Dhaka after the Johr prayers on Sunday afternoon.

Earlier, his Namaj-e-Janaza was held at Mohammadpur Zuhuri Mohallah Mosque.

His son-in-law Masud Iqbal told bdnews24.com that Ahmed died of old-age complications at the age of 74 at his Mohammadpur residence in the capital on Saturday night.

Born in 1940 in Kolkata, Ahmed started off with classical music when 15, but it is his songs in films that endeared him to millions.
Bashir was honoured with scores of awards including the National Film Awards in his lifetime.

His wife Meena Bashir is a leading singer and both his daughter Humayra and son Raja Bashir have done music albums.

Hailing from a Delhi-based family, Bashir had his early lessons in classical music from Ustad Belayet Hussain of Kolkata.

He then moved to Bombay, where he was tutored by the legendary Bade Ghulam Ali Khan.

He moved to Dhaka in 1960.

He made his debut in films by composing songs for "Sagar" before he turned to playback singing.

In 1964, his song "Jab Tum Akela Hoge, Tab Hum Yad Ayenge' for film 'Karowan' was a hit across Pakistan.

But it was his songs in Bengali film 'Darshan' in 1967 that turned out to be hit and made him hugely popular.

'Aamake Poratey Jodi', 'Jare Jabi Jodi Ja', "Sabai Amay Premik Bole', 'Dekho Na Amare Tumi', 'Ogo Priyotoma', 'Khunje Khunje Janam Gelo' and 'Ghum Sudhu Chhilo Duti Nayane' are some of his memorable hits.