Ali was diagnosed with a tumour in his lung during treatment at a hospital in Bangkok in July 2015. Ali was born on Dec 24, 1952 in Munshiganj’s Tongibari to musician Ustad Jadob Ali and Johra Khatun. He grew up in Dhaka’s AGB Colony and took first music lessons from his uncle Sadeque Ali. Alauddin Al’s career in film began in 1968 as a violinist with musician Altaf Mahmud. The first song he composed as a film music director was ‘O Amar Bangla Ma’ in 1972.

Source: bd News24 August 09, 2020 15:00 UTC