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Today is November 19, the fisrt death anniversary of singer, lyricist and journalist Sanjeeb Choudhury. He was one of the two main member of famous Bengali band 'Dalchhut' with Bappa Mazumder. Sanjeeb was instrumental in Dalchhut's four albums and wrote and tuned many songs with his singing and has one solo album named 'Swapnobaji.' He is also a famous journalist and worked for the newspaper Ajker Kagoj, Bhorer Kagoj and Jaijaidin. On November 19, 2007, he died at the Intensive Care Unit of Apollo Hospital in Dhaka after a sudden sickness on 15 November 2007.

To mark the day a memorial meeting will be held at Coffee House in Elephant Road at 3:00pm today. A CD titled 'Tukra Kotha' featuring lyrics of Sanjeeb will be launched under the banner of G-Series at the programme.

Sanjeeb Choudhury was born at Baniachang Upazila in Habiganj on 25 December 1962. He graduated from the journalism department of Dhaka University and orgainsed various cultural programs and taught his classmates many songs during his time at the university. During the mid 90's he and Bappa Mazumder formed their band Dalchhut which within a short time gained immense popularity. In 1996, Dalchhut released their first album.