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{{Short description|Bangladeshi Nazrul Geeti singer and teacher (1933–2021)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Julhas Uddin Ahmed
| native_name = জুলহাস উদ্দিন আহমেদ
| native_name_lang = bn
| birth_date = {{birth date|1933|11|10|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Sreenagar Upazila]], [[Munshiganj]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|09|24|1933|11|10|df=y}}
| death_place = Sreenagar Upazila, Munshiganj, Bangladesh
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| occupation = Singer
| awards = [[Ekushey Padak]] (2017)
}}
[[Ustad]] '''Julhas Uddin Ahmed''' (10 November 1933 – 24 September 2021)<ref name=death>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-25|title=ডেঙ্গু আক্রান্ত হয়ে একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত শিল্পী জুলহাস উদ্দিনের মৃত্যু|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangla/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%A8/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%9E%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9A-%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%A4/%E0%A6%A1%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%81-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%83%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%81-264681|access-date=2021-09-24|website=The Daily Star Bangla|language=en}}</ref> was a Bangladeshi [[Nazrul Geeti]] singer and teacher.<ref name="jugantor"/><ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:সম্মাননা নিলেন ওস্তাদ জুলহাস উদ্দিন আহমেদ |url=https://samakal.com/todays-print-edition/tp-khobor/article/1605214485 |work=Samakal |language=bn |access-date=12 March 2022}}</ref> He was awarded [[Ekushey Padak]] for his special contribution in ''Nazrul Geeti'' by [[Government of Bangladesh]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ekushey Padak announced |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/news/139045/Ekushey-Padak-announced |work=Prothom Alo |access-date=12 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Early life==
Ahmed was born on 10 November 1933 at Baraikhali village in [[Sreenagar Upazila]], [[Munshiganj District]] of the then [[British India]] (now [[Bangladesh]]) to Yehair Ali Bepari and Hasna Begum.<ref name="jugantor">{{cite news |script-title=bn:বিস্মৃত নজরুলসঙ্গীত সাধক জুলহাস উদ্দিন আহমেদ|url=https://www.jugantor.com/news-archive/founding-issue/2017/02/03/98358/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%83%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A6 |work=jugantor.com |language=bn |access-date=12 March 2022}}</ref> He was the youngest among 9 children of the couple. He lost his eyesight at the age of two suffering from [[smallpox]].<ref name="jugantor"/>

==Career==
In 1949, Ahmed was sent to [[Kolkata]] by his elder brother Farhad Hossain for studying in music. There he was first trained by [[Chinmoy Lahiri]] and then by [[Tarapada Chakraborty]] for five years in [[classical music]]. He returned to [[East Pakistan]] in 1955.<ref name="jugantor"/> A year later in 1956, again he went to Kolkata and started practicing classical music with [[Amir Khan (singer)|Ustad Amir Khan]], [[Omkarnath Thakur]], [[Nissar Hussain Khan]] and [[Ghulam Ali (singer)|Ghulam Ali]].<ref name="jugantor"/>

From 1961 to 1975, he was a regular Nazrul Geeti performer at Radio of East Pakistan (now [[Bangladesh Betar]]). After the [[Bangladesh Liberation War|independence of Bangladesh]], he joined as the head of the Nazrul Geeti program in [[Bangladesh Television]] and retired in 1975.<ref name="jugantor"/>

==Personal life and death==
Ahmed never married.<ref name=death/> He died on 24 September 2021 from [[Dengue fever]].<ref name=death/>

==Awards and recognition==
* Nazrul Gold Medal
* Nasiruddin Gold Medal
* Honored by [[Shilpakala Academy]]
* Honored by [[Bulbul Lalitakala Academy]]
* Honored by the Rabindra Sangeet Shilpi Sangstha
* [[AB Bank]]-[[Channel i]] Lifetime Achievement Award (2016)<ref name="new age">{{cite web |title=Ustad Julhas Uddin to receive lifetime achievement award |url=http://archive.newagebd.net/229980/ustad-julhas-uddin-to-receive-lifetime-achievement-award/ |website=new age |accessdate=12 March 2022}}</ref>
* [[Ekushey Padak]] (2017)<ref>{{cite web |title=17 receive Ekushey Padak |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/17-receive-ekushey-padak-1364560 |website=The Daily Star |accessdate=12 March 2019 |language=en |date=21 February 2022}}</ref>

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[[Category:1933 births]]
[[Category:2021 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Munshiganj District]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Ekushey Padak]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi Nazrul Geeti singers]]
[[Category:Deaths from dengue fever]]

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