Abdul Ahad (18 January 1918 – 14 May 1996)[1] was a Bangladeshi composer, music director and singer.
[5] In Santiniketan, he sang the song Diner Por Din Je Gelo and was beloved by Rabindranath Tagore.
[4] After spending four years at Santiniketan, he joined Master's Voice in Calcutta in 1941 as a music teacher.
[4] Artistes including Pankaj Mullick and Hemanta Mukherjee recorded Tagore songs under his direction.
[4] He got success as a music director in feature films such as Duhkhe Jader Jiban Gada, Asiya (1960), Nabarun and Dur Hyay Sukh Ka Gaon.