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'''Zahidur Rahim''' ({{circa|1935}} – 18 June 1978)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-93018|title=Commemorating Tagore artiste Zahidur Rahim on Desh TV|date=2009-06-18|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-01-09|language=en}}</ref> was a Bangladeshi [[Rabindra Sangeet]] exponent.<ref name="bpedia">{{cite book |last=Islam |first=Sirajul |year=2012 |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]|chapter=Rahim, Zahidur|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Rahim,_Zahidur  |editor2-first=Mobarak|editor2-last=Khan}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-95146|title=A musical tribute to Zahidur Rahim|date=2009-07-02|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-01-09|language=en}}</ref> He was awarded [[Ekushey Padak]] in 2000 by the [[Government of Bangladesh]].<ref name=ekushey>{{cite news|url= http://www.moca.gov.bd/site/page/c706da0c-29ee-4f0f-95d9-fa6705e19001/|script-title=bn:একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ|access-date=23 August 2017|publisher=Government of Bangladesh|language=bn|trans-title=Ekushey Padak winners list}}</ref>
'''Zahidur Rahim''' ({{circa|1935}} – 18 June 1978)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-93018|title=Commemorating Tagore artiste Zahidur Rahim on Desh TV|date=2009-06-18|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-01-09|language=en}}</ref> was a Bangladeshi [[Rabindra Sangeet]] exponent.<ref name="bpedia">{{cite Banglapedia |author=[[Sirajul Islam|Islam, Sirajul]]|article=Rahim, Zahidur}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-95146|title=A musical tribute to Zahidur Rahim|date=2009-07-02|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-01-09|language=en}}</ref> He was awarded [[Ekushey Padak]] in 2000 by the [[Government of Bangladesh]].<ref name=ekushey>{{cite news|url= http://www.moca.gov.bd/site/page/c706da0c-29ee-4f0f-95d9-fa6705e19001/|script-title=bn:একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ|access-date=23 August 2017|publisher=Government of Bangladesh|language=bn|trans-title=Ekushey Padak winners list}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Rahim moved to Dhaka in his early life. He graduated with a commerce degree from the [[University of Dhaka]] in 1957. He learnt music from musician Atiqul Islam and later at [[Bulbul Lalitakala Academy]].<ref name=bpedia/>
Zahidur Rahim Babu was born in {{circa|1935}} in the [[Bogra District]] of the [[Bengal Presidency]]. He belonged to a [[Bengali Muslim]] family and his father, Abdur Rahim, was from the village of Lochnapara in [[Shahjadpur Upazila|Shahzadpur]], [[Sirajganj District]]. Rahim moved to Dhaka in his early life. He graduated with a commerce degree from the [[University of Dhaka]] in 1957. He learnt music from musician Atiqul Islam and later at [[Bulbul Lalitakala Academy]].<ref name=bpedia/>


==Career==
==Career==
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When the Pakistan Government prohibited the singing of Tagore songs in the 1960s, he continued to sing Tagore songs at various meetings and cultural functions, ignoring the threats of the government. He widely popularised the Tagore song, Amar Sonar Bangla, which later became the national anthem. Through his performances of Tagore songs, Zahidur Rahim made valuable contributions to the reawakening of Bengali nationalism in the 1960s.<ref name="bpedia" />
When the Pakistan Government prohibited the singing of Tagore songs in the 1960s, he continued to sing Tagore songs at various meetings and cultural functions, ignoring the threats of the government. He widely popularised the Tagore song, Amar Sonar Bangla, which later became the national anthem. Through his performances of Tagore songs, Zahidur Rahim made valuable contributions to the reawakening of Bengali nationalism in the 1960s.<ref name="bpedia" />


Abdul Wadud, [[Papia Sarwar]], Chanchal Khan, Roquaiya Hasina Neely and Iftekar Hossain Sohel were among Rahim's students.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-44981|title=Abdul Wadud: A gifted, yet underexposed artiste|date=2008-07-10|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-01-09|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/interview/geetosudha-celebrates-21-years-1517431|title=Geetosudha celebrates 21 years|date=2018-01-10|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-01-09|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-131454|title=The many shades of Rabindra Sangeet|date=2010-03-25|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-01-09|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-39386|title=Sohel's heightened music sense|date=2008-06-03|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-01-09|language=en}}</ref>
Abdul Wadud, [[Papia Sarwar]], [[Chanchal Khan]], Roquaiya Hasina Neely and Iftekar Hossain Sohel were among Rahim's students.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-44981|title=Abdul Wadud: A gifted, yet underexposed artiste|date=2008-07-10|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-01-09|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/interview/geetosudha-celebrates-21-years-1517431|title=Geetosudha celebrates 21 years|date=2018-01-10|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-01-09|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-131454|title=The many shades of Rabindra Sangeet|date=2010-03-25|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-01-09|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-39386|title=Sohel's heightened music sense|date=2008-06-03|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-01-09|language=en}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Zahidur Rahim
জাহেদুর রহিম
Bornc. 1935
Bogra, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died18 June 1978(1978-06-18) (aged 42–43)
GenresRabindra Sangeet
InstrumentsVocals

Zahidur Rahim (c. 1935 – 18 June 1978)[1] was a Bangladeshi Rabindra Sangeet exponent.[2][3] He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2000 by the Government of Bangladesh.[4]

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

Zahidur Rahim Babu was born in c. 1935 in the Bogra District of the Bengal Presidency. He belonged to a Bengali Muslim family and his father, Abdur Rahim, was from the village of Lochnapara in Shahzadpur, Sirajganj District. Rahim moved to Dhaka in his early life. He graduated with a commerce degree from the University of Dhaka in 1957. He learnt music from musician Atiqul Islam and later at Bulbul Lalitakala Academy.[2]

Career[edit | edit source]

Rahim first worked in Philips and in the Education Department. He got admitted to Bulbul Lalitakala Academy and passed the music course with credit in 1961. He then joined the academy as a faculty member. His first record of Tagore songs was published in 1972.[2]

Rahim was one of the founders of Chhayanaut and was serving as the General Secretary at the time of his death. He taught in Chhayanaut, Agnibhina, Murchhana, Altaf Mahmud Sangit Niketan, Nazrul Parishad and others. He worked at Bangladesh Radio as a music producer until 1977.[2]

When the Pakistan Government prohibited the singing of Tagore songs in the 1960s, he continued to sing Tagore songs at various meetings and cultural functions, ignoring the threats of the government. He widely popularised the Tagore song, Amar Sonar Bangla, which later became the national anthem. Through his performances of Tagore songs, Zahidur Rahim made valuable contributions to the reawakening of Bengali nationalism in the 1960s.[2]

Abdul Wadud, Papia Sarwar, Chanchal Khan, Roquaiya Hasina Neely and Iftekar Hossain Sohel were among Rahim's students.[5][6][7][8]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Commemorating Tagore artiste Zahidur Rahim on Desh TV". The Daily Star. 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Rahim, Zahidur". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
  3. "A musical tribute to Zahidur Rahim". The Daily Star. 2009-07-02. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  4. একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ [Ekushey Padak winners list] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  5. "Abdul Wadud: A gifted, yet underexposed artiste". The Daily Star. 2008-07-10. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  6. "Geetosudha celebrates 21 years". The Daily Star. 2018-01-10. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  7. "The many shades of Rabindra Sangeet". The Daily Star. 2010-03-25. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  8. "Sohel's heightened music sense". The Daily Star. 2008-06-03. Retrieved 2018-01-09.