Tulu is recognized for introducing the mixed album format to Bangladesh, curating projects featuring multiple artists.
Over his career, Tulu composed and produced albums for many notable Bangladeshi singers and bands across different genres.
[5][6] During the liberation war of 1971, his family took shelter to a village in Magura as Tulu's father was in the hit list of the Pakistani Army.
[12][15] From 1995 to 1998 Tulu composed several record albums of contemporary artists such as Syed Abdul Hadi, Ishtiak, Shakila Zafar, Tapan Chowdhury, Fakir Alamgir, Firoj Shai, Samina Chowdhury, Shubir Nandi, Kumar Bishwajit, Maksud, Partho, among others.
Tracks were written by Niaz Ahmed Aungshu, Hasan, Ripon Sikdar, Bappy Khan, among others.
[16] In 2006, he contributed to Bangladeshi musician Autumnal Moon's album Paper, as a bassist and keyboardist, released from Ektaar.
[14] From 2016 to 2020, Tulu worked as a music producer with multiple Bangladeshi Audio Video production companies.
He composed several popular tracks including "Tumi Amar Prothom Shokal", "Ei Dur Probashe", "Kono Ek Shundori Rate", and "Resmi Jochonay".
[12][22] In 1993, Tulu composed a mix album featuring 14 popular contemporary musical artists, titled STARS.
The album contained tracks such as "Kono Ek Shundori Rate", and "Heshe Khele" by Samina Chowdhury and Maqsoodul Haque, which garnered recognition.
"[28][6] After finishing his high school, Tulu joined an amateur band named Freezing Point in 1980, at the invitation of his close friend Shuvro.
The band's first line-up consisted of keyboardist and vocalist Ashiquzzaman Tulu, Shamim, Farid, Jahangir, Mobin, and Partha.
[36][37][38] Ark released their first studio album, "মুক্তিযুদ্ধ (Liberation War)", under the banner of recording label SARGAM [bn] in 1991.
The album featured songs such as "সুইটি" (Sweetie), "একাকী " (Ekaki), "তাজমহল" (Tajmahal), "গুরু" (Guru), "পাগল মন" (Pagol Mon), "এমন একটা সময় ছিল" (Emon Ekta Shomoy Chilo), "আমার হৃদয়ে তুমি" (Amar Hridoye Tumi).
"[20] After his brief stay in Canada with family, he returned to Bangladesh in July 2000 and crafted ARK's fourth studio album "স্বাধীনতা (Freedom).
[41] Tulu currently resides in Toronto, Canada with his 2nd wife Nawshin Kibria, daughter Rodia, and son Nawar.
[12][42] His daughter Rodia is a musician known for her renditions of classic Bengali songs, including from her father's bands.
[43][12] From 1990 to 2004, he was an assistant director of Personnel Administration in the Rural Electrification Board (REB) under the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.