Hasan Abidur Reza Jewel, a well-known musician and television program producer, had been fighting cancer for eleven years. He received care at a number of domestic and international hospitals. But he’s finally gone from this life.
Hasan Abidur Reza Jewel, a former well-known singer and broadcaster, passed away today, Tuesday, at 11:35 am, in a private hospital in Dhaka. The news of Jewel’s passing was confirmed to Prothom Alo by Jewel’s wife, presenter Sangita Ahmed. Jewel had been 56 years old. His birthday is September 29, 1968. His daughter and wife survive him.
Jewel’s family sources claim that he was given a liver cancer diagnosis in 2011. Subsequently, the cancer proceeded to invade his bones and lungs. He has since received care in several hospitals both domestically and overseas.
Jewel has been under palliative care since last October. And recently, he was admitted to a private hospital in Dhaka. When his physical condition deteriorated, he was put on life support last Tuesday night. Finally he died the next Tuesday that means today.
Just when band music was hugely popular, singer Hasan Abidur Reza Jewel came up with an exceptional voice. Due to his father’s banking job, he had to move around the country in his childhood. Jewel stepped into the field of music with motivation from his parents. When he was Class One, he took singing lessons from a neighbour and he first performed on stage when he was student of Class Four.
Then in 1986, Jewel moved to Dhaka. And right after coming to Dhaka, he became engaged in the literature and cultural activities going on centering TSC of Dhaka University. That’s when he started getting acquainted with different media outlets.
Jewel’s first album ‘Kuasha Prohor’ was released in 1993. Latter his other albums titled, ‘Ek Bikele (1994)’, ‘Amar Ache Ondhokar (1995)’, ‘Ekta Manush (1996)’, ‘Dekha Hobe Na (1997)’, ‘Beshi Kichu Noy (1998)’, ‘Bedona Shudhui Bedona (1999)’, ‘Firti Pothe (2003)’, ‘Doroja Khola Bari (2009)’, and ‘Emon Keno Holo (2017)’ were released one by one.
In 2016, he put out two more CDs with just one song each, “Tate Ki Ba Ashe Jai” and “Ei Shobujer Dhankhet.” “Ek Bikele” was the most well-known of his 10 solo albums. Following the release of this album, he was dubbed “Ek Bikeler Jewel.”
Jewel did event management in addition to being a musician and producer of television shows. His love was music, but he started his event management company for financial gain.
