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Khalid Hossain (born 4 December 1935 - died 22 May 2019) was a Bengali Nazrul Sangeet singer and Nazrul researcher. He was renowned for singing Nazrul's Islamic songs. Six of his Nazrul Sangeet albums and 12 Islamic song albums were released. For his contribution to music, in 2000 he was honoured with the Ekushey Padak, the second-highest civilian award given by the Government of Bangladesh.
Khalid Hossain was born on 4 December 1935 in Krishnanagar, Nadia district, West Bengal, in what was then British India (present-day India). After the partition of the country he came with his family to Courtpara in Kushtia. From 1964 he began living in Dhaka permanently.
Hossain served as a music trainer and examiner at various universities of Bangladesh - the National University, the University of Dhaka, the University of Rajshahi and the university of the national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam - as well as for all the country's secondary and higher secondary education boards and the Bangladesh Textbook Board. He was also a member of the council for certifying Nazrul notation based on Nazrul's original tunes at the Nazrul Institute.
Six of Hossain's Nazrul Sangeet albums have been released. His latest Nazrul Sangeet album is Shawono Rate Jodi. Besides these, 12 of his Islamic song albums have also been released. His only modern song album is On the Banks of the Champa River.
For his superb contribution to Nazrul Sangeet he received the Ekushey Padak from the Government of Bangladesh in 2000. He also received numerous honours, including the Nazrul Academy Padak, the Shilpakala Academy Padak and the Churulia Padak from Kolkata.
Khalid Hossain passed away on 22 May 2019 in the coronary care unit (CCU) of the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases and Hospital in Dhaka. On Thursday, 23 May, after the Isha prayer and the Tarawih prayer, his third janaza was held at 10 pm at the Kushtia central municipal graveyard, and he was buried beside his mother's grave.
Some of his popular songs:
- Bury Me Beside the Mosque, Brother
- Hear, Hear, O Ilahi, My Prayer
- Mohammad Mostafa, Blessings Upon You, King of Kings
- The Beloved Mohammad of the Three Worlds Has Come to the World
- Come, Let Us Visit the Kaaba, to the Land of the Prophet
- Go and See Her in Mother Amina's Lap
- The Day Judgement Is Held on the Field of Hashr
Song: Mohammad Mostafa, Blessings Upon You, King of Kings
Lyrics and tune: Kazi Nazrul Islam
Singer: Khalid Hossain
