Ferdous Wahid

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Ferdous Wahid
ফেরদৌস ওয়াহিদ
Born (1952-03-26) March 26, 1952 (age 72)
Nationality Bangladeshi
Occupations
Years active1970–2020
SpouseRoksana Wahid (m. 1977)
Children Habib Wahid (b. 1979)
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Ferdous Wahid is a retired Bangladeshi pop singer and film director. He made his directorial debut with the Bangladeshi film Kusumpurer Golpo (The Story of Kusumpur).

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Career

Wahid started his career in the 1970s. [1] His son Habib Wahid became a pop singer of the country too. [2] Some of his hit songs while starting his career were composed by Anis Z. Chowdhury, Lucky Akhand and Alam Khan. [3]

Wahid retired from music industry in 2020. [4]

His brother, Captain Mustafa Jaglul Wahid, was married to Anju Kapur.

Discography

Solo

Duet

Film scores

Mixed

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