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Naquib Khan
Naquib Uddin Khan (born 18 March 1960) is a Bangladeshi singer, music composer, lyricist and director. He is the lead singer of the Bangladeshi band Renaissance, which he formed in 1985. He was a member of the band Souls. Early life Khan was born on 18 March 1960 in Chunti Union of Lohagara Upazila of Chittagong District. His father's name is Ayub Khan and mother's name is Akhtar Jahan Khan Career Khan got involved with band music in his teenage years. He made his musical debut as a singer and pianist in a band called Balark. Then joined Souls in 1974. After his joining, they started composing songs with their own tunes and lyrics. After working in Souls for ten years, he left Chittagong and moved to Dhaka and formed a band called Renaissance The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a period in European history marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and covering the 15th and 16th centuries, characterized by an effort to revive an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chittagong
Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in Bengal region. It is the administrative seat of the eponymous division and district. It hosts the busiest seaport on the Bay of Bengal. The city is located on the banks of the Karnaphuli River between the Chittagong Hill Tracts and the Bay of Bengal. The Greater Chittagong Area had a population of more than 5.2 million in 2022. In 2020, the city area had a population of more than 3.9 million. One of the world's oldest ports with a functional natural harbor for centuries, Chittagong appeared on ancient Greek and Roman maps, including on Ptolemy's world map. It was located on the southern branch of the Silk Road. In the 9th century, merchants from the Abbasid Caliphate established a trading post in Chittagong. The port fell to the Mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated countries in the world, and shares land borders with India to the west, north, and east, and Myanmar to the southeast; to the south it has a coastline along the Bay of Bengal. It is narrowly separated from Bhutan and Nepal by the Siliguri Corridor; and from China by the Indian state of Sikkim in the north. Dhaka, the capital and list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city, is the nation's political, financial and cultural centre. Chittagong, the second-largest city, is the busiest port on the Bay of Bengal. The official language is Bengali language, Bengali, one of the easternmost branches of the Indo-Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Age
New Age is a range of spiritual or religious practices and beliefs which rapidly grew in Western society during the early 1970s. Its highly eclectic and unsystematic structure makes a precise definition difficult. Although many scholars consider it a religious movement, its adherents typically see it as spiritual or as unifying Mind-Body-Spirit, and rarely use the term ''New Age'' themselves. Scholars often call it the New Age movement, although others contest this term and suggest it is better seen as a ''milieu'' or '' zeitgeist''. As a form of Western esotericism, the New Age drew heavily upon esoteric traditions such as the occultism of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, including the work of Emanuel Swedenborg and Franz Mesmer, as well as Spiritualism, New Thought, and Theosophy. More immediately, it arose from mid-twentieth century influences such as the UFO religions of the 1950s, the counterculture of the 1960s, and the Human Potential Movement. Its exa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renaissance (Bangladeshi Band)
Renaissance is a Bangladeshi band which was formed in 1985 in Dhaka by Naquib Khan. History Naquib Khan formed Renaissance in 1985. The band's first album was released in 1988. Naquib Khan and Pilu Khan sang a song titled 'Tomar Koshter Chikare Jonno Nilam Ami' in the film To Be Continued which is directed by Iftekhar Ahmed Fahmi. In 2009, Renaissance took part in a studio concert organised by ABC Radio's Eid Anondo. Discography ''Renaissance'' (1988) ''Tritio Bishsho'' (1993) ''Ekattorer Renaissance'' (1998) ''Ekush Shotoker Renaissance'' (2004) Members Current members * Naquib Khan – lead vocals, keyboard * Pilu Khan – vocals, drums * Reza Rahman – lead guitar * Kazi Hablu – percussion * Kaartik – bass Past members * Imran Rahman Imran Rahman is a renowned academician and cultural figure in Bangladesh. He is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB). He was special adviser to ULAB's Board of Trustees. Professor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Souls (band)
Souls is a Bangladeshi rock band formed in Chittagong in 1972. History In 1972, singer Tajul Imam, guitarists Sajedul Alam and Momtazul Hoque Lulu, bassist Subrata Barua Ronny, and drummer/keyboardist Ahmed Newaz formed Souls. In 1982, Naseem Ali Khan and Ayub Bachchu joined. The band started writing and composing their own songs while performing cover songs of western bands in hotels. In 1982, they released their debut album, ''Super Souls'', which was one of the first albums released by a music group in Bangladesh, along with the debut album of the band Shocking Blue. The album features the song "Mon Shudhu Mon Chuyeche", written and composed by Naquib Khan and Tapan Chowdhury on the vocals of the song. The Kumar Bishwajit song " Torey Putuler Moto Kore Shajiye" is a Souls track from their debut album. Abdullah Al Mamun wrote the lyrics of this song, " Mukhorito Jibon" and "Voole Gecho Tumi" of the same album. In 1986, a reconfigured Souls released their third album, ''Manu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960 Births
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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