Mita Haque | |
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মিতা হক | |
Born |
Dhaka,
East Pakistan, Pakistan | 6 September 1962
Died | 11 April 2021 Dhaka, Bangladesh | (aged 58)
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Occupation(s) | Singer, lecturer |
Spouses |
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]
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]
Haque was married to actor-director Khaled Khan (d. 2013). [9]
Haque died on 11 April 2021 after contracting COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. [10]
Mita Haque | |
---|---|
মিতা হক | |
Born |
Dhaka,
East Pakistan, Pakistan | 6 September 1962
Died | 11 April 2021 Dhaka, Bangladesh | (aged 58)
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Occupation(s) | Singer, lecturer |
Spouses |
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]
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]
Haque was married to actor-director Khaled Khan (d. 2013). [9]
Haque died on 11 April 2021 after contracting COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. [10]