Singer-songwriter, bassist and former frontman of the rock band Miles, Shafin Ahmed, died aged 63 while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Virginia, United States on Thursday.
He suffered from heart and kidney failure, according to the Bangladesh Band Music Fans Community.
A post on Miles鈥檚 official Facebook page said that Shafin Ahmed died due to cardiac arrest while on a personal visit to the United States.
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina expressed condolence at the death of Shafin Ahmed.
Expressing condolence at the death of Shafin Ahmed, the frontman of the band 鈥楴agar Baul鈥�, Faruq Mahfuz Anam James, wrote on his official Facebook page, 鈥楻espect to band Miles鈥檚 star Shafin Ahmed. Feel deep condolences to his audiences. Let us all pray for his soul to rest in peace.鈥�
Singer, lyricist, composer and the rock band Dalchhut鈥檚 frontman, Bappa Mazumder, said that Shafin Ahmed was an inspiration for his generation.
He was also an extraordinary bassist in the country. I received his care as a musician when we shared the stage in many concerts at both home and abroad, said Bappa Mazumder.聽聽
One of the pillars of the 鈥�90s rock music in the country, Shafin Ahmed encouraged younger musicians and bands of the country, said singer and songwriter Joy Shahriar.
Recalling his childhood memories, singer, composer and bassist Farshid Alam said that Shafin Ahmed was his hero during that period.
鈥楬e pursued band music facing a lot of criticism. He took care of the aspiring musicians,鈥� he shared.
Born on February 14, 1961 to the pioneering music artistes Kamal Dasgupta and Feroza Begum, Shafin Ahmed joined the Bangladeshi rock band Miles in 1979.
Continuing with Miles as the vocalist, songwriter, composer and bass guitarist from 1979 Shafin Ahmed left the band in 2021.
Shafin Ahmed is also acclaimed for many popular tracks, including 鈥楶ahari Meye鈥�, 鈥楶hiriye Dao鈥�, 鈥楢j Janmadin Tomar鈥�, 鈥楧hiki Dhiki鈥�, 鈥楴eela鈥�, 鈥楥had Tara Surjo鈥�, 鈥楰i Jaadu鈥�, 鈥楯ani Tumi鈥� and 鈥楽e Kon Dorodiya Amar鈥�.
He also released several solo albums, including 鈥楾omake鈥�, 鈥楶agla Ghanti鈥�, 鈥楥hhobi Ar Smritigulo鈥�, 鈥楰otodin Dekhina Tomay鈥�, 鈥楬arano Sukh鈥� and paying tributes to his mother a Nazrul songs album titled 鈥楳one Pore Aj鈥�.
