The 50th anniversary of the death of legendary singer Abdul Alim will be observed today.
Born on July 27, 1931 at Talibpur village in Murshidabad, West Bengal of British India, Abdul Alim became a household name singing songs, including 鈥楢llah Megh De Pani De鈥�, 鈥極 Padma Nadire鈥�, 鈥楢r Kotokal Bhasbo Ami鈥�, 鈥楤ahudinner Pirit鈥�, 鈥楨i Je Duniya鈥�,聽 鈥楬aludia Pakhi鈥�, 鈥楽ab Sakhire Par Karite鈥�, 鈥楶arer Jayga Parer Jami鈥� and 鈥楰adis Na Abodh鈥�.聽
He began taking music lessons from a local instructor named Syed Golam Ali, and earned a reputation as a singer in his locality during his teenage years.
Later, he went to Kolkata and became acquainted with poet Kazi Nazrul Islam and folk singer Abbasuddin Ahmed.
In Kolkata, Abdul Alim learned folk music as well as classical music under Bedaruddin Ahmad, Ustad Mohammad Hossain Khasru, Momtaz Ali Khan, Abdul Latif, Kanailal Shil, Abdul Halim Chowdhury and others.
After 1948, Abdul Alim settled in Dhaka. Later, he was enlisted as a singer with radio and TV.
He recorded over 300 gramophone records, and sang playbacks in over 100 films.
The singer received several awards, including the Ekushey Padak in 1977 and Independence Award in 1997.
Abdul Alim passed away on September 5, 1974 in Dhaka.