Rafiqul Alam | |
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![]() Alam in 2019 | |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Occupation | Singer |
Spouse | Abida Sultana |
Rafiqul Alam is a Bangladeshi musician. He was an artist of Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra in 1971. [1] [2] He is also a playback singer. As of 2013, he had recorded over 300 playback songs for films. [3] Alam received the Bangladesh National Film Award two times and the Cine Journalists' Association Award. [3]
Alam's grew up in Rajshahi. [4] His elder brother Sarwar Jahan was a locally renowned singer. [5] He was trained under Pandit Haripada Das, Abdul Jabbar and Ustad Sagiruddin Khan of Kolkata. He learnt Rabindra Sangeet and songs of Atul Prasad from Kanika Bandopadhyay and Ajit Roy. [3]
In 1973, Alam performed in a concert held at the Dhaka Stadium, organized by the Bangladesh Music College. [5]
Alam is married to singer Abida Sultana. [6] [7] They have a son Farshid Alam. [8]