Abdul Alim

Abdul Alim (27 July 1931 – 5 September 1974) was a Bangladeshi folk singer. He won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer in 1975 for playback in Sujan Sakhi. He was posthumously awarded the Ekushey Padak in 1977 and Independence Day Award in 1997 by the government of Bangladesh.

Career Abdul Alim migrated from Murshidabad to Dhaka after the partition of India in 1947, and joined the Dhaka Radio Station as a staff artiste. By the age of 14, he had recorded two songs. In Dhaka, he took lessons from Mumtaz Ali Khan and Mohammed Hossain Khosru.

Abdul Alim recorded over 300 Gramophone records.

Awards Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer (1975) Ekushey Padak (1977) Independence Day Award (1997) Pride of Performance Award (Tamgha-E-Husn-Karkardagi) (1960) Bachsas Awards (1972-1973)

Personal life and legacy Abdul Alim has three sons (Jahir Alim, Azgar Alim and Haider Alim) and four daughters (Akhter Jahan Alim, Asia Alim, Nurjahan Alim and Zohora Alim). Abdul Alim died on 5 September 1974, at PG Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

His wife Begum Jamila Khatun died on 13 October 2020 at Yamagata Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

A research-based book on Abdul Alim's life, titled Bangla Loko Sangeet-er Amar Kanthoshilpi Abdul Alim along with a DVD, titled Tomaro Lagiarey, were launched in 2015.