Noted music director Ahmed Imtiaz dies

Noted lyricist, composer and music director Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul died of a heart attack early Tuesday.

He breathed his last around 4am at his residence at Aftab Nagar area in the capital. 

His son Samir Ahmed confirmed the death to the journalists. 

Bulbul was born on January 1, 1957. He was a freedom fighter who joined the Bangladesh Liberation War at the age of 15. 

He won a number of awards, including Ekushey Padak, National Film Awards and the President’s Award.

His compositions include a number of works for films, beginning with 1978’s Megh Bijli Badol. 

He released independent albums and created works for a number of performers, including Samina Chowdhury and Andrew Kishore. 

He was a judge on the talent show Closeup 1 Tomakei Khujchhe Bangladesh for three seasons.

Bulbul testified against the convicted war criminal and former Jamaat chief Ghulam Azam in the International Crimes Tribunal.