Zulfiqer Russell is a Bangladeshi lyricist and journalist.
18 Facts About Zulfiqer Russell
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Zulfiqer Russell is currently the editor of the online news site, The Bangla Tribune.
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Zulfiqer Russell won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Lyrics for the film Putro.
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Zulfiqer Russell was the winner of the Channel i Music Awards in 2008,2010,2013 and 2022 and received the Mirchi Music Awards award for the Song of the Year in the Modern Song category for, "Shabuj Chilo".
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Zulfiqer Russell wrote the official theme song 'Ektai Achhe Desh' of the Golden Jubilee of Bangladesh Independence sang by fifty renowned singers of Bangladesh.
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Zulfiqer Russell was born on 13 November 1977, in the Dhaka District of Bangladesh.
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Zulfiqer Russell is the son of Abdus Salam and Saleha Begum.
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Zulfiqer Russell studied at the Muslim Modern Academy, and graduated from Dhaka City College.
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Zulfiqer Russell is the only lyricist in Bangladesh who received an appreciation letter from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
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Zulfiqer Russell wrote the official welcome song "O Prithibi Ebar Ese Bangladesh Nao Chine" for the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup held in Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka.
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Zulfiqer Russell penned around thousand songs since 1994, many of which were sung by prominent artists.
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Zulfiqer Russell was one of the top lyricists of the year 2011.
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Zulfiqer Russell is currently the editor of the Bangla Tribune, and has previously written for publications such as The Daily Ittefaq and The Daily Janakantha.
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Zulfiqer Russell has worked for Maasranga Television and Bangla newspapers, Daily Amader Shomoy, Ajker Kagoj and Banglabazar Patrika.
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Zulfiqer Russell wrote the official theme song 'Ektai Achhe Desh' of the Golden Jubilee of Bangladesh Independence sang by fifty renowned singers of Bangladesh.
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Zulfiqer Russell wrote a theme song 'Joy Bangabandhu' in the Hindi language for the state ceremony on the hundred-year celebration of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
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Zulfiqer Russell wrote another theme song 'Hoyeche ki Sonar Bangla' for the state ceremony on the hundred-year celebration of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
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Zulfiqer Russell is active in a various organisation like the Lyricists Association of Bangladesh where he places himself as Organizing Secretary.