Āmāra bhitara bāhirē antarē antarē (), also known as ''ভালো আছি ভালো থেকো'' (Bhālō āchi bhālō thēkō) is a

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romantic poem written by

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poet

Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah (; 16 October 1956 – 21 June 1991) was a Bangladeshi poet noted for his revolutionary and romantic poetry. He is considered one of the leading Bengali poets of the 1970s. He received ''Munir Chaudhury Memorial Award ...

. It was later adopted as a song, which gained notable popularity in

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and the Indian state of

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History

Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah was the former spouse of writer

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, who were separated in 1986. This song was regarded by Shahidullah as a suicide note to Nasrin. The song become popular in Bangladesh after it was used in a Bengali drama serial aired in

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in 1992. It was later used in the Bangladeshi movie "Tomakey Chai'' by singers

Andrew Kishore Andrew Kishore Kumar Baroi (widely known as Andrew Kishore, 4 November 1955 – 6 July 2020) was a Bangladeshi playback singer. He is considered the "Playback King" of Bangladesh for his contributions to the golden era of dhaliwood. He worked ...

Kanak Chapa Kanak Chapa (; born 11 September 1969) is a Bangladeshi singer. She received the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer three times, for her performance in the films ''Love Story'' (1995), '' Premer Taj Mahal'' (2001) an ...

in 1996. In 1992, the

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based band, TeerThak released their first album, ''Duari''. The song is the first track of this album. Shahidullah was posthumously awarded with the best lyricist of 1998 by the Bangladesh Film Journalists Association. The song was popularized in West Bengal by singer

Kabir Suman Kabir Suman (; born as Suman Chattopadhyay; 16 March 1949) is an Indian singer-songwriter, musician, music director, music composer, writer, actor, politician, and former journalist.Sabina Yasmin Sabina Yasmin (born 4 September 1954), is a Bangladeshi singer. She is best known as a playback singer in Bengali cinema. She has won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer a record 14 times. She has recorded more th ...

, titled, Tero (2006). The song is featured in this album. Kabir Suman #Collaborative albums Poe
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