14 Facts About Shafin Ahmed

Shafin Ahmed was a Bangladeshi rock bassist, singer-songwriter, record producer and politician.

Shafin Ahmed was the lead singer, songwriter and bassist for the Bangladeshi rock band Miles, where he and his elder brother Hamin Ahmed joined in 1979 and have led the band.

Shafin Ahmed started his musical career at the age of 9.

Shafin Ahmed was exposed to rock and roll music in the late 1970s, when he went to London for higher education.

Shafin Ahmed joined Miles in 1979, first as an acoustic guitarist, and later lead singer and bassist in 1991 when many of the past members had left and Miles reestablished themselves in the 1990s Bangla rock music scene.

Shafin Ahmed was the youngest son of famous musicians Kamal Dasgupta and Feroza Begum.

Shafin Ahmed began his musical career at the age of 9 by taking lessons about Nazrul Sangeet.

Shafin Ahmed was exposed to Western musical influences since he studied in England, along with his elder brother, Hamin Ahmed.

Shafin Ahmed joined the pioneering rock band Miles in 1979 as acoustic guitarist along with his brother Hamin and later became the lead singer and bassist.

Shafin Ahmed appeared on all of the albums of Miles and wrote and composed many of their top hits.

Shafin Ahmed left Miles again in 2017 after having trouble with the members again but came back in late 2018 after resolving their issues.

Shafin Ahmed announced in 2021 that he would be leaving the band for the third and final time.

On 12 January 2010, Shafin Ahmed left Miles citing personal differences with the band.

Shafin Ahmed died in Woodbridge, Virginia, United States while undergoing treatment for heart and kidney failure, on 24 July 2024.