Ali Akbar Rupu
{{short description|Bangladeshi music composer}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Ali Akbar Rupu
| image = Bangladeshi music director Ali Akbar Rupu.jpg
| native_name = আলী আকবর রুপু
| native_name_lang = bn
| birth_place = Bikrampur
| birth_date = 1960
| death_date = {{death date and given age|2018|02|22|57|df=yes}}
| death_place = Dhaka, Bangladesh
| occupation = Music composer
| years_active = 1980-2018
}}
Ali Akbar Rupu (died 22 February 2018) was a Bangladeshi music composer and music director.{{cite news |title=Composer Ali Akbar Rupu no more |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/online/music-composer-ali-akbar-rupu-passes-away-1538500 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=18 November 2019 |language=en |date=22 February 2018}} He composed songs for Bangladeshi television magazines programme Ityadi and films including Rastar Chhele and Dui Biyai-er Kirti.{{cite news |script-title=bn:আলী আকবর রুপু আর নেই |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/entertainment/article/1436616 |work=Prothom Alo |access-date=18 November 2019 |language=bn}}{{Cite news |date=23 February 2018|title=Renowned musician Ali Akbar Rupu passes away|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/renowned-musician-ali-akbar-rupu-passes-away-1538557|access-date=5 July 2020|work=The Daily Star|language=en}}
Career
Rupu started his career by working on 'An Accident' album in 1980. In 1982, he played guitar and keyboard in the band 'Uccharon'. He composed songs for most of the notable singers in Bangladesh.{{cite news |script-title=bn:এক নজরে আলী আকবর রুপু |url=https://www.jagonews24.com/entertainment/news/411349 |work=Jago News 24 |language=bn |access-date=18 November 2019}} Notable songs he composed include Kumar Bishwajit's "Ekdin Kannar rol uthbe amar barite", "Jare ghor dila songsar dila", "Jassu jemon mukhush pore probesh kore ghore", "dardiya", "e onchoyata", "Ek pashla bristi', Andrew Kishore's "Padma patar pani noy", Sabina Yasmin, Kanak Chapa and Samina Chowdhury's "Sob chaoya kache paoya" and Niaz Mohammad Chowdhury's "Kobitar moto meyeti, golper moto cheleti" etc.{{cite news |script-title=bn:চলে গেলেন আলী আকবর রুপু |url=https://www.jugantor.com/national/20411/%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%81 |work=Jugantor |language=bn |access-date=18 November 2019}}
Rupu also composed station ID music for Banglavision.
Personal life
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Category:People from Munshiganj District
Category:Bangladeshi composers