Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul laid to rest

Ekushey Padak-winning lyricist, composer and music director Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul who passed away early Tuesday was laid to eternal rest on Wednesday night, reports UNB.

He was buried at the Martyred Intellectuals’ Graveyard in Mirpur around 8:30pm following two namaz-e-janazas.

His first janaza was held at Dhaka University mosque after Zohr prayers while the second one on the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation premises after Asr prayers.

Earlier in the morning, his body was taken to the Central Shaheed Minar where people from all walks of life paid their last tributes to the renowned lyricist, composer and music director.

The body was kept there from around 11:00am to around 12:30pm. Bulbul, also a freedom fighter, was given a guard of honour there.

A delegation on behalf of president M Abdul Hamid placed a wreath at his coffin while cultural personality and former minister Asaduzzaman Noor, state minister for cultural affairs KM Khalid paid homage to Imtiaz Bulbul.

Awami League leader Mahbubul Alam Hanif placed a wreath on the coffin of the noted lyricist on behalf of the ruling party.

Bulbul suffered a heart attack around 4:00am on Tuesday and died in a city hospital at the age of 63.

Bulbul won a number of awards, including Ekushey Padak, National Film Award and the President Award.

He took part in the Liberation War at the age of 15. He started his career as a music director in the film ‘Megh Bijli Badol’.

Bulbul won the ‘National Film Award’ as music director for ‘Premer Tajmahal’ and ‘Hazar Bosor Dhore’ films.

His famous works include ‘Shobkota Janala Khule Dao Na’, ‘O Majhi Nao Chaira De’, ‘Shei Railiner Dhare’, ‘Sundar Suborn Tarunno Labonnyo’, ‘Amar Sara Deho Kheo O Go Mati’, ‘Amar Babar Mukhe Prothom Jedin’ and many others.