Asif Akbar

Asif Akbar
আসিফ আকবর
Background information
Born (1972-03-25) 25 March 1972 (age 52)
Comilla, Chattogram, Bangladesh
GenresPop
Occupations
  • Musician
  • producer
  • actor
Years active1998-present
Labels
SpouseBegum Salma Asif Mitu (m. 1992)

Asif Akbar (born 25 March 1972),[1] commonly known as ASIF, is a Bangladeshi singer.[2] He releases solo, duet, and mixed albums and also songs for Bangladeshi cinema. His latest album, Jaan Re, is available online after he released all of his songs in all methods to prevent piracy. He received the Meril Prothom Alo Award for Best Singer (Male) for five consecutive years and the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer for his performance in the film Rani Kuthir Baki Itihash (2006).[3]

  1. ^ "Singer Asif gets back to business". Daily Sun. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014.
  2. ^ Shilpi Mahalanobish (12 August 2004). "Asif Akbar: A ripple in the music industry". The Daily Star. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
  3. ^ Syeda Shamin Mortada (2 February 2009). "Using fame to promote social causes". The Daily Star. Retrieved 13 February 2017.