Saturday marks the seventh death anniversary of Bangladesh's rock icon Ayub Bachchu, the legendary singer, guitarist, composer, and music director whose contributions reshaped the nation's modern music landscape.
Bachchu, the charismatic frontman of the iconic band Love Runs Blind (LRB), passed away on this day in 2018 at the age of 56 due to cardiac arrest at his Moghbazar residence in Dhaka. Fans, family, fellow musicians, and admirers across the country continue to honor his memory with tributes, prayers, and special media features.
To commemorate the day, a memorial event, milad, and doa mahfil are being held this evening at Celebration Community Point in Moghbazar. The event has been jointly organised by the Chattogram Musicians Club, the Ayub Bachchu Foundation, and Bandhumahal. Abdullah Al Masud, General Secretary of the Foundation, said prayer gatherings have been conducted at various mosques since October 17, with the series of programmes concluding on October 20 in Chattogram, where local musicians will pay tribute to the late rock maestro.
Tributes have also reached international audiences. Filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki shared a video of musician Khan Moidul Islam (D-Rockstar Shuvo) performing Bachchu's classic "Cholo Bodle Jai" at a cultural event in Beijing celebrating 50 years of Bangladesh-China diplomatic relations. Shuvo performed two of Bachchu's timeless numbers, "Ghumonto Shohore" and "Cholo Bodle Jai," alongside musicians Oni Hasan, Emon Chowdhury, and his Bengal Symphony. "Even the foreign diplomats joined in cheering.
That's the universal power of Ayub Bachchu's music," Shuvo told UNB.
Born on August 16, 1962, in Patiya, Chattogram, Bachchu began his musical journey with the band Golden Boys alongside Kumar Bishwajit. He later played with Feelings and Souls before founding LRB in 1991. Under his leadership, LRB performed over 2,500 concerts at home and abroad, including a U.S. tour covering seven states.
Throughout his career, Bachchu released 16 solo albums, founded AB Kitchen studio, and composed numerous hit film soundtracks, including Ammajaan, Sagorika, and Ami To Preme Porini. His timeless creations - such as "Rupali Guitar," "Cholo Bodle Jai," and "Ekhon Onek Raat" - remain cherished anthems of Bangladeshi rock. �"UNB
