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Shafin Ahmed | |
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শাফিন আহমেদ | |
.jpg) Ahmed in 2019 | |
| Born | Shafin Ahmed Muna 14 February 1961 |
| Died | 24 July 2024 (aged 63) |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Education | St. Joseph College |
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| Relatives | Hamin Ahmed (brother) |
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| Origin | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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| Years active | 1979–2024 |
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| Website | shafin.ahmed |
Shafin Ahmed (14 February 1961 – 24 July 2024) was a Bangladeshi rock bassist, singer-songwriter, record producer and politician. He 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.[1][2][3]
Born in the city of Kolkata, Shafin was the youngest son of Bangladeshi classical music singer Kamal Dasgupta and Bangladeshi singer Firoza Begum. Their family was traditionally a musical family. He started his musical career at the age of 9. They moved to Dhaka in the late 1960s. He was exposed to rock and roll music in the late 1970s, when he went to London for higher education. He 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.
- ^ "Connecting with cross-border beats". The Telegraph. Kolkata. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ^ "JP nominates Shafin Ahmed for DNCC mayoral race". The Daily Star. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- ^ Express, The Financial. "Singer Shafin Ahmed no more". The Financial Express. Retrieved October 8, 2024.