Sayeem Rana

Sayeem Rana (born 1 March 1975) is a Bangladeshi singer, composer, music director, poet and professor. His full name is Md. Ziaur Rahman (Sayeem Rana).^[1] He won Bangladesh National Film Awards in best music director category for the film Nekabborer Mohaproyan in 2014.^[2] Prothom Alo Best Book Award 1416 and Dean's Award 2022 from Arts Faculty, University of Dhaka. He is an associate professor in the Department of Music of Dhaka University.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

Rana was born on 1 March 1975 at the village of Jugia Dargah Para in Kushtia District of Bangladesh to Abdus Sobhan and Amina Khatun.^[1] He graduated in June 1996 and obtained his post-graduate degree in January 1997 in Islamic studies from Dhaka University.^[1] In January 2009, he earned his PhD degree on the title Mass Music of Bangladesh: Subject and Tune Variation from the same university in the department of theatre and music.^[1]

Rana joined the Department of Film and Media of Stamford University Bangladesh as a part-time lecturer in 2010.^[1] In 2015, he joined the University of Dhaka as a lecturer in the Department of Music.^[1] In 2015, Rana launched a book titled A Historical Perception of Traditional Musical Instruments for Younger Generation.^[8]

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