Noted music composer Alam Khan no more

Legendary music composer and director Alam Khan died on Friday. 

He breathed his last at 11:32am, his son music director Arman Khan confirmed his father’s death to Jago News.

He was awarded Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Director five times for the films Boro Bhalo Lok Chhilo (2005), Teen Kanya (2006), Surrender (2007), Dinkal (2008) and Ibadat (2009). 

He also won Best Music Composer Award for the films Bagher Thaba (2005) and Ki Jadu Korila (2008).

He is notable for the composition of the songs “Ore Neel Doriya Amay De Re De Chhariya”, “Ami Rajanigandha”, “Daak Diachhe Doyal Amarey”, “Hayre Manush Rangin Phanush” and “Tumi Jekhaney Ami Shekhaney”.

He got his first break in a stage play called “Bharate Bari”. He first directed music for the Abdul Jabbar Khan’s film “Kaanch Kata Heerey”.

Alam Khan was born at Baniagati village in Sirajganj on October 22 in 1944.