Today marks the birthday of one of the greatest musicians to touch Asian soil, Ayub Bachchu. This is his first birthday since his untimely demise. His contribution to the music industry cannot be understated -- any youngster who picks up the guitar today is bound to be directly or indirectly influenced the maestro who uplifted the status of the instrument itself in Bangladesh.

August 15 will mark the 57th birthday of iconic singer, Ayub Bachchu. To pay respect to the late artist, a song has been written, titled Mene Newa Jay Na. The lyrics and composition of the song have been done by Titas Kaji. Regarding the song, Fahmida Nabi said, “Ayub

10 Bangladeshi bands from Canada paid tribute to legendary musician Ayub Bachchu in a stellar concert organised at the Blessed Cardinal Newman High School in Toronto on

Bangladesh’s band music legend and founder of LRB, Ayub Bachchu has been laid to eternal rest beside his mother at their family graveyard in Chattogram.

AB is no more. The nation is in his debt, and there's nothing we can do about it. There are murmured demands for some sort of a national tribute or recognition. If you ask me, a man, who has won over hearts, has no use for medals.

Chattogram City Corporation Mayor, A J M Nasir Uddin received Ayub Bachchu's body at Shah Amanat International Airport at 10:55 am and escorted it to the Balur Math area of Purba Madarbari in the port city, where hundreds of people gathered to see their favourite artiste for the last time.

Lining up for hours at Central Shaheed Minar, thousands of mourning fans and followers pay their tributes to legendary rockstar Ayub Bachchu, who died of heart attack yesterday.

The thin fused me corrects myself in the nick of time. After all, I have a six-year-old right in front of me. They are blotting papers, more so, when it comes to audio-visual equivalent of the Apple of Eden.

The first time I had met Ayub Bachchu was years ago at a recording in a studio called Art of Noise in Shegun Bagicha. The studio belonged to yet another music legend Foad Nasser Babu from the band Feedback.

The pop star whose popularity spans around three generations dies. People started loving Ayub Bachchu’s songs in cassettes and now cherish them in YouTube with the same craze.

Music was not just a passion to the self-taught guitarist, it was his sole profession, and fortune did not let him down either. The word “legend” is generously used to refer to celebrities nowadays but Ayub Bachchu was and remains a legend in the truest sense.