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{{infobox person<br />
| name = Abdul Latif<br />
| image=Abdul Latif (musician).jpg<br />
| native_name = আব্দুল লতিফ<br />
| native_name_lang = bn<br />
| birth_date = 1927<br />
| birth_place = Raipasha village, [[Barisal District]], [[Bengal]], [[British India]]<br />
| death_date = {{death date|2005|2|26|df=y}} (age 78)<br />
| death_place = [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh<br />
| resting_place = Martyred Intellectuals' Graveyard, Mirpur, Dhaka<br />
| nationality = [[Bangladesh]]i<br />
| children = Serajus Salekin (Tagore's song artiste), Saira Latif<br />
}}<br />
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'''Abdul Latif''' (1927 – 27 February 2005) was a Bangladeshi singer, musician, and lyricist. He was the initial composer of the [[Bengali language movement]] song, "[[Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano|Amaar Bhaiyer Rakte Rangano Ekushey February]]". He was awarded [[Ekushey Padak]] in 1997 and [[Independence Day Award]] in 2002 by the Government of Bangladesh.<ref name=death>{{cite news|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/02/27/d50227011513.htm|title=Music legend Abdul Latif passes away|date=February 27, 2005|accessdate=May 12, 2015|publisher=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Latif was born at Raipasha village in Barisal Sadar. After matriculating from Ruphshahya High School, he went to [[Kolkata]] for higher education. He started singing for the Congress Literature Group from the age of 16.<br />
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==Career==<br />
He moved to [[Dhaka]] in July 1948 and joined [[Radio Pakistan]] as a staff artiste.<ref name=star/> He started writing songs since then. He wrote over 1500 songs.<ref name=star/> Latif was a government officer in various capacities from 1974 to 1993.<br />
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In 1953, first Latif composed the song ''Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano'', written by [[Abdul Gaffar Choudhury]] which is later re-composed to the current form by [[Altaf Mahmud]]. He wrote songs like ''Ora Amar Mukher Kotha'', ''Ami dam diye kinechi Bangla'' and ''Shona Shona Shona Lokey Boley Shona''.<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
His publications include ''Duare Aishachhe Palki'' from Bangladesh Folklore Parishad, ''Bhashar Gaan, Desher Gaan'' from Bangla Academy and ''Dilrobab'' from Islamic Foundation.<ref name=star>{{Cite news|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/03/22/d703221401109.htm|title=Remembering Abdul Latif|author=Mainul Hassan|date=March 22, 2007|publisher=The Daily Star}}</ref><br />
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==Awards==<br />
* Ekushey Padak (1979)<br />
* Independence Day Award (2002)<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Meril Prothom Alo Lifetime Achievement Award}}<br />
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[[Category:20th-century Bangladeshi male singers]]<br />
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[[Category:Recipients of the Ekushey Padak in arts]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Independence Day Award]]<br />
[[Category:2005 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:1927 births]]<br />
[[Category:Burials at Mirpur Martyred Intellectual Graveyard]]<br />
[[Category:Meril-Prothom Alo Lifetime Achievement Award winners]]</div>Bot