Mita Haque

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Mita Haque
মিতা হক
Born(1962-09-06)6 September 1962
Dhaka, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Died11 April 2021(2021-04-11) (aged 58)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
OccupationSinger, lecturer
Spouse(s)
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(
m. 1985; his death 2013)

Mita Haque (6 September 1962[1] – 11 April 2021)[2][3] was a Bangladeshi Rabindra Sangeet singer.[4] She had 14 solo musical albums released from India and 10 musical albums released in Bangladesh.[2] She was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 2020 for her contributions to music.[5]

Career[edit]

Haque's mentors were Sanjida Khatun and her paternal uncle Waheedul Haq.[6] At the age of eleven, she participated at the International Children's Festival in Berlin. Later in 1976 she started taking formal music lessons from tabla player Mohammad Hossain Khan.[4]

Haque used to run a music school Surtirtha.[4] She also served as the head of the Rabindra Sangeet Department at Chhayanaut Sangeet Bidyayatan in Dhaka.[7]

Haque also served as a lecturer at Chhayanaut Sangeet Vidyayatan in Dhaka.[8]

Personal life[edit]

Haque was married to actor-director Khaled Khan (d. 2013).[9]

Death[edit]

Haque died on 11 April 2021 after contracting COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Mita Haque no more". Prothom Alo.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Mita Haq performs today at IGCC". The Daily Star. September 12, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Rabindra Sangeet singer Mita Haque no more". Jago News 24. Retrieved April 11, 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Mita Haque: Tagore's tunes always in mind". The Daily Star. July 10, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  5. ↑ "PM hands over Ekushey Padak to 20 eminent personalities, an organisation". The Daily Star. February 20, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  6. ↑ Novera Deepita (August 13, 2003). "Mita and her melodies". The Daily Star. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  7. ↑ Takir Hossain (May 8, 2011). "150th Birth Anniversary of Tagore". The Daily Star. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  8. ↑ Amina Hossain (January 28, 2021). "A Classic Tale". The Daily Star. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  9. ↑ Novera Deepita (March 19, 2004). "Khaled and Mita: a couple that complement each other". The Daily Star. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Rabindra Sangeet singer Mita Haque no more". Risingbd.com. Retrieved April 11, 2021.

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