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# Mokattam

The Mokattam (Egyptian Arabic: المقطم, also spelled Muqattam), also known as the Mukattam Mountain or Hills, is the name of an Eastern Desert plateau as well as the district built over it in the Southern Area of Cairo, Egypt.

## Etymology

The Arabic name Mokattam means cut off or broken off and apparently refers to how the low range of hills is divided into three sections. Paul Casanova advocated the idea that it is a corruption of an older name Maqaduniya (Arabic: مقدونية), mentioned in Medieval Arabic sources, which he derives from Makhetow (Ancient Egyptian: Mḫꜣ.t-Tꜣ.wy, lit. 'Scales of the Two Lands'), one of the names of Memphis.

## Landform

The highest segment is a low mountain landform called Moqattam Mountain. In the past the low mountain range was an important ancient Egyptian quarry site for limestone, used in the construction of temples and pyramids.

## Settlement

The hills are in the region of ancient Fustat, the new capital founded by 'Amr ibn al-'As after the Muslim conquest of Egypt in 642 CE. The Zabbaleen people, who are an integral part of collecting and processing Cairo's municipal solid waste, live in Manshiyat Naser, Garbage City, at the foot of the Mokattam Hills.
EMAAR Misr, the Egyptian subsidiary of the Dubai-based real estate organization Emaar Properties built Uptown Cairo in Mokattam.

## Municipal district and population

The Moqattam district lies in the Southern Area of Cairo, Egypt. In 2017, it had 224,138 residents in its 10 shiakhas:
| Shiakha | Code 2017 | Population |
| `Abd, al- | 011210 | 13,792 |
| Aḥyâ' | 011202 | 24,202 |
| Aṭlas C | 011209 | 39,191 |
| Jîza (Gizeh) | 011205 | 15,361 |
| Mukaṭṭam | 011201 | 19,426 |
| Naṣr al- | 011203 | 9,903 |
| Sab`în Faddân, al- | 011207 | 47,943 |
| Sharq li-l-Ta'mîn, al- | 011204 | 19,743 |
| Subḥî Ḥusayn | 011208 | 19,389 |
| Ṣa`îd, al- | 011206 | 15,188 |

## Sports

In Mokkattam, like other places in Cairo, the locals support either Al Ahly SC or El Zamalek, yet Mokkattam itself has a football team that plays in the Egyptian third division called Misr Insurance (Masr Le El Tammeen). Moreover, the top division club Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC actually lies on the border of the Mokkattam mountain.

## Simon the Tanner

Mokattam is widely known in the Coptic Church, as it is believed that the mountain has moved up and down when the Coptic Pope Abraham of Alexandria, following the advice of Saint Simon the Tanner, performed a mass near it in order to prove to the Caliph that the Gospel is true when it says that "if one has faith like a grain of mustard one can move a mountain". The name "Broken-off Mountain" may be related to the fact that in the story the mountain breaks off from the underlying rock and rises up, before coming back down again.
# Athletics at the 1973 Summer Universiade – Women's 100 metres hurdles

The women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 1973 Summer Universiade was held at the Central Lenin Stadium in Moscow on 18, 19 and 20 August.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Grażyna Rabsztyn Poland | Annerose Krumpholz East Germany | Natalya Lebedeva Soviet Union |

## Results
### Heats

Wind: Heat 1: -0.2 m/s, Heat 5: +1.0 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Jacqueline André | France | 13.99 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Carmen Mähr | Austria | 14.4 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Marlene Elejarde | Cuba | 14.5 | q |
| 4 | 1 | Viviane Nouailhetas-Simon | Brazil | 15.5 | |
| 1 | 2 | Grażyna Rabsztyn | Poland | 13.6 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Natalya Lebedeva | Soviet Union | 13.7 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Jindřiška Krchová | Czechoslovakia | 14.5 | q |
| 4 | 2 | Deanne Carlsen | United States | 14.54 | q |
| 1 | 3 | Annerose Krumpholz | East Germany | 13.5 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Wendy Taylor | Canada | 14.0 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Tomomi Hayashida | Japan | 14.6 | q |
| 4 | 3 | Mercedes Román | Mexico | 15.0 | |
| 1 | 4 | Teresa Sukniewicz | Poland | 14.0 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Ileana Ongar | Italy | 14.3 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Uta Nolte | West Germany | 14.3 | q |
| 4 | 4 | Patrice Donnelly | United States | 15.0 | q |
| 1 | 5 | Lyubov Kononova | Soviet Union | 13.9 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Chantal Marin | France | 14.23 | Q |

### Semifinals

Wind: Heat 1: +0.1 m/s, Heat 2: -0.9 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Grażyna Rabsztyn | Poland | 13.46 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Natalya Lebedeva | Soviet Union | 13.61 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Jacqueline André | France | 13.81 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Wendy Taylor | Canada | 13.9 | q |
| 5 | 1 | Uta Nolte | West Germany | 13.91 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Carmen Mähr | Austria | 14.0 | |
| 7 | 1 | Tomomi Hayashida | Japan | 14.3 | |
| | 1 | Deanne Carlsen | United States | ? | |
| 1 | 2 | Annerose Krumpholz | East Germany | 13.55 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Teresa Sukniewicz | Poland | 13.71 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Lyubov Kononova | Soviet Union | 13.98 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Marlene Elejarde | Cuba | 14.0 | |
| 5 | 2 | Ileana Ongar | Italy | 14.1 | |
| 6 | 2 | Jindřiška Krchová | Czechoslovakia | 14.3 | |
| 7 | 2 | Chantal Marin | France | 14.50 | |
| 8 | 2 | Patrice Donnelly | United States | 14.6 | |

### Final

Wind: +0.6 m/s
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Grażyna Rabsztyn | Poland | 13.23 |
| | Annerose Krumpholz | East Germany | 13.38 |
| | Natalya Lebedeva | Soviet Union | 13.50 |
| 4 | Teresa Sukniewicz | Poland | 13.67 |
| 5 | Lyubov Kononova | Soviet Union | 13.84 |
| 6 | Uta Nolte | West Germany | 14.06 |
| 7 | Wendy Taylor | Canada | 14.06 |
| 8 | Jacqueline André | France | 14.13 |
# Teniente Vidal Airfield

Teniente Vidal Airport (Spanish: Aeródromo Teniente Vidal, IATA: GXQ, ICAO: SCCY) is an airport serving Coyhaique, capital of the Aysén Region of Chile. The airport is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southwest of Coyhaique.
The runway has an additional 260 metres (850 ft) of unpaved overrun on the northeast end. There is a mountain nearby to the southeast, and rising terrain nearby northwest.
The Balmaceda VOR-DME (Ident: BAL) is located 25.3 nautical miles (46.9 km) southeast of the airport.
# Arthur R. Godar

Arthur Raymond Godar (January 8, 1924 – February 6, 2011) was an American politician and businessman.
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Godar served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. In 1947, he received his bachelor's degree in business from Marquette University. He owned a car dealership in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1953 as a Republican. He moved to Florida in 1977 where he owned a motel, the Malaga, in Cape Coral, Florida and served on the Lee County, Florida planning commission.
# Pet Symmetry

Pet Symmetry is an American emo band from Chicago, Illinois. The band formed in 2012, and they are currently signed to Storm Chaser Records. The band's name is a play on words taken from Stephen King's novel Pet Sematary.
Pet Symmetry's influences include Hot Snakes, the Promise Ring, Jimmy Eat World, Smoking Popes, and Harvey Danger.

## History

Pet Symmetry was formed in 2012 by Erik Czaja and Marcus Nuccio (both members of Chicago-based emo band Dowsing) and Evan Thomas Weiss (who performs solo material under the name Into It. Over It.).
The band released its first EP, Two Songs About Cars. Two Songs With Long Titles. in May 2013 via Asian Man Records. It released another EP the same month, a split with Dikembe on Storm Chasers Records.
Later that year in July, they released Five Songs On A Homemade Compact Disc (For A Summer Tour In 2013) on Storm Chasers Records. The EP includes two demos of songs that would later appear on their debut LP. These songs were chosen for a limited run of tour CDs that contained all of their previous material.
On November 25, 2014 the band released another EP, a split with Slingshot Dakota via Soft Speak Records.
In December 2014, Suburbia Records released a 7" box set featuring a split between Pet Symmetry and the Saddest Landscape.
On May 12, 2015, the band released its debut album titled Pets Hounds via Asian Man Records. The album's title is a play on The Beach Boys' album Pet Sounds.
On May 27, 2017, the band released its second album entitled Vision via Polyvinyl Record Co.
On August 2, 2017, the band released the recordings from their Audiotree Live performance via Bandcamp. They performed songs from their album Vision, as well as "My Exhausted Month (Of May)" from Pets Hounds and "A Detailed and Poetic Physical Threat to the Person Who Intentionally Vandalized my 1994 Dodge Intrepid Behind Kate's Apartment" from their first EP, Two Songs About Cars. Two Songs With Long Titles.
On May 25, 2018, they released their Reflection EP via Bandcamp. The EP includes a cover of the Ramones' "Pet Sematary".

## Band members

* Evan Thomas Weiss - lead vocals, bass guitar (2013-present)
* Erik Czaja - guitar, backing vocals (2013-present)
* Marcus Nuccio - drums, backing vocals (2013-present)

## Discography
### Studio albums

* Pets Hounds (2015, Asian Man Records, Big Scary Monsters (UK/Europe))
* Vision (2017, Polyvinyl Record Co.)
* Future Suits (2021, Storm Chasers Ltd., Asian Man Records)

### EPs and splits

* Two Songs About Cars. Two Songs With Long Titles. (2013, Asian Man)
* Pet Symmetry/Dikembe (2013, Storm Chasers)
* Five Songs On A Homemade Compact Disc (For A Summer Tour In 2013) (2013, Storm Chasers)
* Pet Symmetry/Slingshot Dakota (2014, Soft Speak)
* Pet Symmetry/The Saddest Landscape (2015, Suburbia)
* Reflections (2018, self-release)
# Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall

The Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall (Arabic: صالة الدكتور حسن مصطفى بـ 6) is a multi-purpose arena in 6th of October City, Cairo, Egypt.

## History

The hall was opened in 2020 as the 6 October Sports Hall. It was constructed to serve as one of the venue for the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship in Egypt. In December 2020, Egyptian Ministry of Youth and Sports renamed the hall as Dr. Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall in recognition of the efforts of International Handball Federation President Dr. Hassan Moustafa to promote Egyptian sport globally.
On December 24, 2022, during the Egypt Basketball Super Cup between Al Ahly and Al Ittihad, a stand in the arena partly collapsed, injuring 27 people.

## Events

The hall hosted as venue for the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship. In 2022, the hall will host the 2022 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, which will be the first time the competition is held in an African country. Additionally, the regular season of the 2022 season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) was hosted at the arena.
# Athletics at the 1977 Summer Universiade – Women's 100 metres hurdles

The women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 1977 Summer Universiade was held at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia on 20 August.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Grażyna Rabsztyn Poland | Tatyana Anisimova Soviet Union | Natalya Lebedeva Soviet Union |

## Results
### Heats

Wind: Heat 1: -0.2 m/s, Heat 2: ? m/s, Heat 3: ? m/s
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Grażyna Rabsztyn | Poland | 12.76 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Bożena Nowakowska | Poland | 13.08 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Annerose Fiedler | East Germany | 13.10 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Tatyana Anisimova | Soviet Union | 13.19 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Natalya Lebedeva | Soviet Union | 13.20 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Ursula Schalück | West Germany | 13.49 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Patty van Wolvelaere | United States | 13.58 | q |
| 8 | 2 | Nadine Prévost | France | 13.69 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Lidiya Gusheva | Bulgaria | 13.71 | |
| 10 | 3 | Ginka Zagorcheva | Bulgaria | 14.01 | |
| 11 | 3 | Dai Jianhua | China | 14.02 | |
| 12 | 2 | Doris Mandl | Austria | 14.12 | |
| 13 | 2 | Carla Lunghi | Italy | 14.18 | |
| 14 | 2 | Elissavet Pantazi | Greece | 14.19 | |
| 15 | 1 | Grisel Machado | Cuba | 14.21 | |
| 16 | 1 | Liza Damman | Canada | 14.26 | |
| 17 | 3 | Jean Sparling | Canada | 14.32 | |
| 18 | 1 | Michèle Chardonnet | France | 14.34 | |
| 19 | 2 | Vilma Paris | Puerto Rico | 14.88 | |
| 20 | 3 | Eman Fahti | Iraq | 15.56 | |

### Final

Wind: -0.6 m/s
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Grażyna Rabsztyn | Poland | 12.86 |
| | Tatyana Anisimova | Soviet Union | 13.03 |
| | Natalya Lebedeva | Soviet Union | 13.05 |
| 4 | Bożena Nowakowska | Poland | 13.07 |
| 5 | Patty van Wolvelaere | United States | 13.36 |
| 6 | Annerose Fiedler | East Germany | 13.38 |
| 7 | Ursula Schalück | West Germany | 13.50 |
| 8 | Nadine Prévost | France | 13.74 |
# P. Bradley McIntyre

Peter Bradley McIntyre (February 9, 1872 – April 20, 1952) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

## Biography

McIntyre was born on February 9, 1872, in Muscoda, Wisconsin. He went on to work for the Federal Land Bank. He married Sarah Elizabeth Chandler in 1897.

## Political career

McIntyre was a member of the Assembly from 1937 to 1944. Previously, he was Clerk of Muscoda from 1897 to 1908 and Chairman of Muscoda in 1904. He was a Republican.
# James Miller (VC 1916)

James Miller VC (4 May 1890 – 31 July 1916) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Miller was born on 13 March 1890 in Hoghton, Lancashire. He worked at a paper mill until the outbreak of the First World War when, in September 1914, he joined the army. He went to France in July 1915 with the King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment and saw action that autumn at the Battle of Loos. His battalion then took part in the Battle of the Somme from early July 1916.
Miller was a 26 years old private in the 7th Battalion, The King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment during the First World War when the following deed took place on 30/31 July 1916 at Bazentin-le-Petit, France for which he was awarded the VC:
   For most conspicuous bravery. His battalion was consolidating a position after its capture by assault. Private Miller was ordered to take an important message under heavy shell and rifle fire and to bring back a reply at all costs. He was compelled to cross the open, and on leaving the trench was shot almost immediately in the back, the bullet coming out through his abdomen. In spite of this, with heroic courage and self-sacrifice, he compressed with his hand the gaping wound in his abdomen, delivered his message, staggered back with the answer, and fell at the feet of the officer to whom he delivered it. He gave his life with a supreme devotion to duty.
Miller is buried in Dartmoor Cemetery, Bécordel-Bécourt, France. In 1917 a memorial to him was erected in Withnell churchyard in the town where he worked as a paper mill worker. In 2024 the memorial was given Grade II listed status.
His Victoria Cross is displayed at The King's Own Royal (Lancaster) Regiment Museum, Lancaster, England.
# South Carolina Open

The South Carolina Open is the South Carolina state open golf tournament, open to both amateurs and PGA professionals. It is organized by the Carolinas section of the PGA of America, and both state opens run by the Carolinas section, the North Carolina Open and the South Carolina Open, are the only ones in the United States that prohibit non-PGA professionals from competing. It has been played annually since 1952 at a variety of courses around the state.

## Winners

* 2024 Jon Mayer
* 2023 Aaron Black
* 2022 Andrew Cheek
* 2021 Derek Watson
* 2020 No tournament
* 2019 Derek Watson
* 2018 Jack Faraci (amateur)
* 2017 Tate Hoisington (amateur)
* 2016 Matt Bova
* 2015 Cory Schneider
* 2014 Rohan Allwood
* 2013 John Patterson (amateur)
* 2012 Jerry Haas
* 2011 Jordan Pomeranz
* 2010 Charles Frost
* 2009 Billy Anderson
* 2008 Len Calvert
* 2007 Kelly Mitchum
* 2006 Jordan Pomeranz (amateur)
* 2005 Kelly Mitchum
* 2004 Stephen Isley
* 2003 Kelly Mitchum
* 2002 Jeff Lankford
* 2001 Gregg Jones (amateur)
* 2000 Tim Dunlavey
* 1999 Mike Bright (amateur)
* 1998 Randy Few
* 1997 Bill Lewis
* 1996 Jason Smoak
* 1995 Tim Dunlavey
* 1994 Bob Boyd
* 1993 Bob Boyd
* 1992 Bob Boyd
* 1991 Barry Black (amateur)
* 1990 Barry Black (amateur)
* 1989 Bob Boyd
* 1988 Mike Lawrence
* 1987 Mike Lawrence
* 1986 Vic Lipscomb
* 1985 Bob Boyd
* 1984 Mike Lawrence
* 1983 Mike Bright
* 1982 Vic Lipscomb
* 1981 Randy Glover
* 1980 Randy Glover
* 1979 Vic Lipscomb
* 1978 Terry Florence
* 1977 Randy Glover
* 1976 Terry Florence
* 1975 Dick Horne (amateur)
* 1974 Russell Glover
* 1973 Randy Glover
* 1972 Randy Glover
* 1971 Randy Glover
* 1970 Randy Glover
* 1969 Randy Glover
* 1968 Jack Lewis Jr. (amateur)
* 1967 Norman Flynn
* 1966 Tommy Cuthbert (amateur)
* 1965 Harold Kneece
* 1964 Dillard Traynham (amateur)
* 1963 Tony Evans
* 1962 Bert Yancey
* 1961 Harold Kneece
* 1960 Harold Kneece
* 1959 Joe Zarhardt
* 1958 Melvin Hemphill
* 1957 Mack Briggs
* 1956 Harley Long (amateur)
* 1955 Orville White
* 1954 Orville White
* 1953 Orville White
* 1952 Steve Duda
# Landlord and Tenant Act 1987

The Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (c. 31) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

## Overview

The Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 is, amongst other things, very significant to leaseholders in England and Wales. Significant alterations were made to sections 18 - 30 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985. The 1987 act also introduced three new things of lasting significance to long leaseholders of particular relevance in relation to their service charge liabilities. Firstly, it gave leaseholders and landlords specific rights to apply to a court or tribunal to vary the terms of a lease. Secondly, it introduced specific rules about retaining service charge contributions in designated trust accounts. Thirdly, it introduced an obligation for Landlords to provide their name and address when issuing service charge demands. Sections 47 and 48 of the 1987 Act state that without this information, service charge demands to leaseholders in England and Wales are invalid.

## Section 62 - Short title, commencement and extent

Orders made under section 62(2)
* The Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1987 (S.I. 1987/2177 (C.66))
* The Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1988 (S.I. 1988/480 (C.12))
* The Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1988 (S.I. 1988/1283 (C.48))
# Michael Baker-Harber

Michael James Baker-Harber (5 October 1945 – 25 June 2022) was a sailor from Great Britain, who represented his country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Kingston, Ontario, Canada as crew member in the Soling. With helmsman Iain MacDonald-Smith and fellow crew member Barry Dunning, they took the 13th place.

## Early life and education

Baker-Harber was born at "Lindwell", Northwood, Middlesex, son of James Algerin Charles Baker-Harber (1905-1966) and Pam, née Orr. Baker-Harber's father worked for Marks and Spencer and other department stores including Handley's of Southsea as a display designer, being "a frequent winner of display competitions"; he had served with the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, and played for the (English) Nondescripts Cricket Club against Sidmouth in 1949. James Baker-Harber's former wife, Joyce (née Carter), subsequently married the aviator Robert Stanford Tuck.
Baker-Harber was educated at Tonbridge School.

## Career

Baker-Harber qualified as a solicitor, becoming partner at Ince & Co., and was president of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association from 2003 to 2006. He was a director of Coulouthros Ltd, a freight and cargo transportation company based in London, and represented Lloyd's of London on behalf of Ince & Co.
He lived on the High Street of Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex, and died on 25 June 2022.

## Personal life

His daughter, Victoria, appeared on the reality show Made in Chelsea. She has a daughter with her partner, the American art dealer Inigo Philbrick, who in 2022 was jailed for wire fraud and ordered to pay $86.7 million. They married following his release from prison in 2024.
# Coolrain

Coolrain (Irish: Cúil Ruáin), is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It is situated near the Slieve Bloom Mountains. The nearest town is Mountrath, and the closest village is Camross.
In 1828 Coolrain was spelt Coleraine and was in the parish of Offerlane, Queens County (which is now called County Laois)
In 1855 Coolrain had a corn and flour mill, a dispensary and police barracks.
In 1901 the population of Coolrain's townlands, was 304, and by 1911 the population was 364. The townlands of Coolrain in 1901 and 1911 were: Anatrim/Anatrin, Coolnagour (1828 Colenagour), Coolrain (1828 Coleraine), Derryduff, Derrynaseera (1828 Dernaserea), Glebe, Larch Hill, Laurel Hill, Shanderry, Tinnakill (1828 Tennakilly).
# Jerry Langford

Jerry Langford is an American animation director who directed several episodes of the animated series Family Guy.
Langford has also served as assistant director on Avatar: The Last Airbender, character layout artist on The Oblongs, King of the Hill and Mission Hill.

## Family Guy

Langford joined Family Guy in 2005. He is an animator for Family Guy. He has since directed multiple episodes, including:
* episode #116: "Tales of a Third Grade Nothing"
* episode #123: "Stew-Roids"
* episode #132: "Quagmire's Baby"
* episode #141: "Brian Griffin's House of Payne"
* episode #180: "Burning Down the Bayit"
* episode #195: "Friends Without Benefits"
* episode #201: "Chris Cross"
* episode #210: "No Country Club for Old Men"
* episode #221: "Brian's a Bad Father"
* episode #334: "Cat Fight"
* episode #356: "Wild Wild West"
# Bidit Lal Das

Bidit Lal Das (15 June 1936 – 8 October 2012), commonly known as Potol Babu, was a Bangladeshi folk singer, composer, and music teacher from Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra.

## Early life

Bidit Lal was born on 15 June 1938 in Sheikhghat, Sylhet, to a noble zamindar parivaar (landlord family) called "lalbrother's house". His grandfather, Bonk Bihari Das, was a local zamindar. He was a Pakwaj Badhak. His family was associated with the Indian National Congress. Bidit's father, Binod Lal Das, was a Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly, and his mother, Prabha Rani Das, is a sitar player. Bidit was the fifth among his siblings.
He started learning music at the age of 7. Later, he studied music under Indian maestro Paresh Chakraborty. Moving to Assam in 1946, he began his education there. He was a science student at the Shillong Saint Advance School and College. He returned to Sylhet after hearing the news of his father's illness in 1959.
People in Sylhet knew him by his nickname, Potol Babu.

## Music career

Bidit Lal Das has composed several songs during his career. Among the songs he composed, 16 songs are notable:
* "Sadher Lau Banailo More Bairagi"
* "morilay kandish na amar day"
* "Sylhet pratam azan dhoni babay diyache"
* "kare dekhabo moner dukkho go"
* "Binodini go tor brindaban kare diye jabi"
* "ami kemon kore potro likhi re"
* "Pran kande man kandere"
* "Bhramar kayo giya"
* "premer mora jole dube na"
* "Hasan Raja bole O Allah"
* "ami jaimu allahr songe"
* "sona didi go"
* "moron kotha soron hoilo na tor"
* "tumi rahamat er nadiya"
* "moron kotha soron hoilo na tor"
* "shesht bia'r Sanai"
Bidit Lal Das was the president of Bangladesh Sangeet Sangathan Samannay Parishad's Sylhet chapter. He formed an organisation called Bidit Lal Das O Shohoshilpibrindo.

## Death

Bidit Lal Das died on 8 October 2012 at the age of 77 years old. He suffered from bladder and lung disease. He was admitted to the Allied Critical Care Hospital in Sylhet on 7 September 2012. When the condition worsened, he was admitted to Square Hospital in Dhaka on 21 September. He was on life support from 4 October. After paying respects at Sylhet Central Shaheed Minar, his last rites were held at Shashan in Chalibandar.

## Awards

* Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Gunijan Award
* Sylhet Lok Sangeet Parishad Award
* Nazrul Academy Award
* Ragib Rabeya Foundation Ekushey Padak
* National Radharman Dutta Medal (posthumous)
* Hasan Raja Medal (posthumous)