
Today is the 11th death anniversary of late renowned folk bard Shah Abdul Karim.ĭifferent cultural organisations will observe the occasion arranging special programmes. SUNAMGANJ HAOR EMBANKMENT PROJECTS 40pc works still to be done as deadline missed.New, outlying district public univs failing to woo students.Not for anyone to walk dully along, and away.Foreigners working illegally go unchecked.Follies in following in the footstep of Hindi.Indian media report warrants no response: foreign ministry.Quota-system of job distribution needs to be reformed.Government must protect civilians in frontiers.He died in Sylhet on 12 September 2009 due to respiratory problems. For the first time in 2007, a book based on his life and work was published in the lifetime of Shah Abdul Karim. Shah Abdul Karim died of respiratory problems in Sylhet on September 12, 2009. He also received the Drouhee Kotha-Shahitayk Abdur Rouf Choudhury Award in 2000. He was awarded the Ekushey Padak in 2001 for his outstanding musical achievements. These songs are organised in six books: Aftab Sangeet, Gano Sangeet, Kalnir Dheu, Dholmela, Bhatir Chithi and Kalnir Kooley.īangla Academy has translated ten of his songs into English.īaul legend Shah Abdul Karim won the hearts of millions of Bangla music lovers with masterpieces like “Bonde Maya Lagaise,” “Kano Piritee Barailarey Bondhu,” “Gari Cholena Cholena,” “Ami Koolhara Kolonkini,” “Agey Ki Shundor Din Kataitam,” and many more.


Shah Abdul Karim wrote and composed over 1,500 songs. However, poverty forced him to seek work in agricultural farms.Īs he was growing up, he received training on spiritual and Baul music from Shah Ibrahim Mastan Baksh. Growing up in poverty and facing hardship, he started expressing his thoughts and emotions musically from a very early age.Įktara, a traditional single string musical instrument, had always been his constant companion.
