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'''Altaf Mahmud''' ({{lang-bn|আলতাফ মাহমুদ}}; 23 December 1933 – September 1971) was a musician, cultural activist, and martyred freedom fighter of the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]. He was also a language activist of the [[Bengali language movement|Language Movement]] and composer of "[[Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano]]", the famous song written to commemorate the event.

== Early life ==
Altaf Mahmud was born in ''Patarchar'' village of ''Muladi'' Thana under [[Barisal district]]. He finished his matriculation from [[Barisal Zilla School]]. Mahmud was then admitted to BM College before he went to [[Kolkata]] to learn painting at the [[Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata|Calcutta Arts School]].<ref name=Banglapedia>{{cite book |last=Khan |first=Mobarak Hossain |year=2012 |chapter=Mahmud, Shaheed Altaf |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Mahmud,_Shaheed_Altaf |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref> Mahmud started singing while he was a school boy. He first learnt music from famous violin player [[Suren Roy]]. He learnt to sing gana sangit (people's song), which brought him popularity during that time.{{citation needed}}

== Professional career ==
Altaf Mahmud came to Dhaka in 1950 and joined in Dhumketu Shilpi Shongho. Later he became the music director of the institution. In 1956, Mahmud was invited to the Vienna Peace Conference. But he was unable to attend as his passport was confiscated by the government at Karachi. There he stayed until 1963 and took talim of classical music to Ustad Abdul Kader Khan. He also associated with dance director Ghanashyam and music director Debu Bhattacharya. After returning from Karachi to Dhaka, Mahmud worked in 19 different films. Along with the famous ''[[Jibon Theke Neya]]'', he also worked in films like ''Kaise Kahu'', ''Kar Bau'', and ''Tanha''. He also remained associated with politics and different cultural organizations. In addition to his talent in music, Mahmud was also fluent in painting.

== Discography ==
{{main|Altaf Mahmud discography}}

== Language Movement and Liberation War ==
During 1950 he sang ''gonoshongit'' in many places to inspire the activists of the [[Bengali Language Movement|Language Movement]]. Along with his singing, Mahmud continued to support the movement. He composed the music for the song ''Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano'' in 1969, in [[Zahir Raihan]]'s film ''Jibon Theke Neya''.
Altaf Mahmud took part in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. He created a secret camp inside his house for the freedom fighters. When the location of this camp was revealed, the [[Pakistan Army]] caught him on 30 August 1971. Mahmud was tortured by them, and many other guerrilla fighters like [[Shafi Imam Rumi]] were also captured by the Pakistan Army on that day.<ref>[[Jahanara Imam|Imam, Jahanara]] “Ekattorer Dinguli’’, Shondhani Prokashoni, pp. 187-189 {{ISBN|984-480-000-5}}</ref> Mahmud and many other fighters were captured and killed in this incident.<ref>Ahmed, Monwar, Bhasha Andoloner Pramanno Dolil, Agamee Prokashani, pp.111</ref> His patriotic songs, which were broadcast at the [[Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra]], also inspired the independence fighters during the war.

== Awards ==
* [[Ekushey Padak]] (1977)<ref name=Banglapedia/>
* [[Independence Day Award]] (2004)

== Verdict for killing Altaf Mahmud ==
On 18 July 2013, [[Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed]] was found guilty and received a life sentence on the charge related to the killing of Rumi along with Badi, Jewel, Azad and Altaf Mahmud at the army camp set up in [[Nakhalpara]], Dhaka, during the Liberation War.<ref name=DailyStarThey>{{cite news|last=Khan|first=Tamanna|title=They now can rest in peace|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/they-now-can-rest-in-peace/|accessdate=29 December 2013|newspaper=The Daily Star|date=18 July 2022}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official|http://shahidaltafmahmud.com}}

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Muskit Gergous at 06:19, 2 December 2023