Bidit Lal Das (15 June 1936 – 8 October 2012), commonly known as Potol Babu,[1] was a Bangladeshi folk singer, composer, and music teacher from Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra.
[2][3] Bidit Lal was born on 15 June 1938 in Sheikhghat, Sylhet, to a noble zamindar parivaar (landlord family) called "lalbrother's house".
[2] He formed an organisation called Bidit Lal Das O Shohoshilpibrindo.
[2] Bidit Lal Das died on 8 October 2012 at the age of 77 years old.
After paying respects at Sylhet Central Shaheed Minar, his last rites were held at Shashan in Chalibandar.