Khairul Anam Shakil
Khairul Anam Shakil is a Bangladeshi singer of Nazrul Sangeet genre. He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 2019. Early life and career. Shakil graduated from Leeds Beckett University in industrial engineering in 1984. He took music lessons from his uncle Mahmudur Rahman Benu, Narayan Chandra Basak, Ustad Mohammad Sageeruddin Khan, Sheikh Lutfur Rahman, Sohrab Hossain and Anjalee Ray. Shakil released his debut album, "Meghey Meghey Andho", in 1996. Shakil is the current vice president of Chhayanaut Cultural Organisation, and a faculty member of the Department of Music at the University of Dhaka . He serves as the General Secretary of Bangladesh Nazrul Sangeet Sangstha. Awards Personal life. Shakil's father, Mohammad Abul Khayer, was an Awami League MLA of erstwhile East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). His mother, Nilufar Khayer, was a student of Rabindra Sangeet in Bulbul Academy of Fine Arts, and was involved with Chhayanaut.