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Mita Haque (6 September 1962 – 11 April 2021) was a Bangladeshi Rabindra Sangeet singer. She had 14 solo musical albums released from India and 10 musical albums released in Bangladesh. She was awarded Ekushey Padak by the government of Bangladesh in 2020 for her contributions to music.

Career

Haque's mentors were Sanjida Khatun and her paternal uncle Waheedul Haq. At the age of eleven, she participated at the International Children's Festival in Berlin. Later in 1976 she started taking formal music lessons from tabla player Mohammad Hossain Khan.

Haque used to run a music school Surtirtha. She also served as the head of the Rabindra Sangeet Department at Chhayanaut Sangeet Bidyayatan in Dhaka.

Haque also served as a lecturer at Chhayanaut Sangeet Vidyayatan in Dhaka.

Personal life

Haque was married to actor-director Khaled Khan (d. 2013).

Death

Haque died on 11 April 2021 after contracting COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.

References

1. "Mita Haque no more". Prothom Alo.
2. ^ "Mita Haq performs today at IGCC". The Daily Star. September 12, 2013. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
3. "Rabindra Sangeet singer Mita Haque no more". Jago News 24. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
4. ^ "Mita Haque: Tagore's tunes always in mind". The Daily Star. July 10, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
5. "PM hands over Ekushey Padak to 20 eminent personalities, an organisation". The Daily Star. February 20, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
6. Novera Deepita (August 13, 2003). "Mita and her melodies". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
7. Takir Hossain (May 8, 2011). "150th Birth Anniversary of Tagore". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
8. Amina Hossain (January 28, 2021). "A Classic Tale". The Daily Star. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
9. Novera Deepita (March 19, 2004). "Khaled and Mita: a couple that complement each other". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
10. "Rabindra Sangeet singer Mita Haque no more". Risingbd.com. Retrieved April 11, 2021.

External links

• Mita Haque at IMDb

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