Mita Haque

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Mita Haque
মিতা হক
BornSeptember 1962 (1962-09)
Dhaka, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Died11 April 2021 (aged 58)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
OccupationSinger, lecturer
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1985; died 2013)​

Mita Haque (September 1962[1] – 11 April 2021)[2][3] was a Bangladeshi Rabindra Sangeet singer.[4] She is listed as the highest grade artist of the Bangladesh Betar. 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]

Career[]

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]

Personal life[]

Haque was married to actor-director Khaled Khan (d. 2013).[9] Singer Farhin Khan Joyita was her only daughter.

Death[]

Haque died on 11 April 2021 after contracting COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Mita Haque no more". Prothom Alo.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Mita Haq performs today at IGCC". The Daily Star. September 12, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  3. ^ "Rabindra Sangeet singer Mita Haque no more". Jago News 24. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Mita Haque: Tagore's tunes always in mind". The Daily Star. July 10, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  5. ^ "PM hands over Ekushey Padak to 20 eminent personalities, an organisation". The Daily Star. February 20, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  6. ^ Novera Deepita (August 13, 2003). "Mita and her melodies". The Daily Star. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  7. ^ Takir Hossain (May 8, 2011). "150th Birth Anniversary of Tagore". The Daily Star. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  8. ^ Amina Hossain (January 28, 2021). "A Classic Tale". The Daily Star. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  9. ^ Novera Deepita (March 19, 2004). "Khaled and Mita: a couple that complement each other". The Daily Star. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  10. ^ "Rabindra Sangeet singer Mita Haque no more". Risingbd.com. Retrieved April 11, 2021.

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